Why do people "PARK" on driveways and drive on "PARKWAYS?

Question

I really am courious where the term PARKWAY came from ?

Answer 1

Because they can.

Answer 2

If this is the only dumb thing people do that bothers you... you are lucky!

Answer 3

I think parkway comes from the fact that it goes through parkland.

Answer 4

how original i just heard this question for the 9999th time

Answer 5

How original :)

I heard guys asking this back in the 80's. Guess there is no answer or it would be solved by now.

Answer 6

And what's the deal with airline food

Answer 7

i guess to make people ask this question

Answer 8

A Parkway in the UK is a railway station with a large car park usually out of town, used as a Park and Ride.

The first was Bristol Parkway, which is a few miles North of the city, close to the M4/M5 motorway junction on the Bristol Avoiding line.