25 On the road: traffic and driving

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road rage
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anger or violence between drivers, often caused by difficult driving conditions
clamp
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If the police or another person in authority (...) a vehicle, they fix a metal device to one of its wheels, usually because it is parked illegally. The device is usually only removed when the owner pays an amount of money
divert
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to cause something or someone to change direction
pile-up
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a traffic accident involving several vehicles that hit each other
congestion
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a situation in which there is too much traffic and movement is difficult
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tailback
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a line of vehicles that have stopped or are moving only very slowly, because of an accident or other problem on the road in front of them
roadworthy
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(of a vehicle) in good enough condition to be driven without danger
tread
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the pattern of raised lines on a tyre that prevents a vehicle from sliding on the road
exhaust
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the waste gas from an engine, especially a car's, or the pipe the gas flows through
ban
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to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially
hit and run
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a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police
Breathalyser
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a brand name for a device like a small bag, with a tube at one end, that the police can ask a driver to blow into to see how much alcohol the driver has drunk
drink-driving
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the act of driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol
reckless
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doing something dangerous and not worrying about the risks and the possible results
jumps the light
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If a car jumps the light, it starts moving past a traffic light while the light is still red.
beep
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to make a high, brief, mechanical sound or series of sounds, or cause a device to make such a sound
pedestrian crossing
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a special place in a road where traffic must stop to allow people to walk across
right of way
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the legal right to go first across a road, before other road users
give way
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to allow other vehicles to go past before you move onto a road

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