So, except for those on a free ride — such as star athletes or the poorest students — practically everyone would still have some “skin in the game” even if there was no tuition.

Sixty people had called a hotline that offered to give people a free ride to the polls to vote early.

In her daughter’s documentary, Ethel conceded that she had endured “a lot of loss” but added: “Nobody gets a free ride. ... So you have your wits about you and dig in and do what you can.”

“The automakers’ free ride is over,” said Pete Huffman, a senior attorney at NRDC.

Kids who jumped the train for a free ride would curl their middle fingers to mimic Kalili’s injured hand, giving other train-jumpers the all-clear, said Steve Sue, who researched shaka for his documentary.