Commentary for Avodah Zarah 57:12

ואדרבנן לא עבר אימר דאמור רבנן ברה"ר ברה"י מי אמור והוא סבר שבילי דנהרדעא כיון דשכיחי רבים כרה"ר דמו:

And did he not also transgress the words of the rabbis, for the rabbis only permit it in a public place but not in a private place? He thought that the roads leading to Nehardea, where there are usually many people there, are to be regarded as a public place.

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