Car Safety 101-Life Kit Mar 24 Flashcards
Noun + Compound Noun
- the basic rules of the road
- turn signals
- a safe speed
- roadway (= the part of the road used by vehicles)
- one-lane road
- retaliation
- instance
- firearm
- a bumper to bumper traffic person
- road rage
- taunt
- traffic lane
- hazard lights
- emergency personnel
- driver/passenger side
- the front passenger seat
- the (right) shoulder (of the highway)
- roadside assistance
- fender-bender
- best practices
- law enforcement contact
- hit and run
- extremities
- precaution
- (in proper) working order
- visual
- fog lamps
- high beams
- a window punch
- emergency kit / emergency supplies
- first aid kit
- dead battery
- jumper cables
- lighting source
- road flares
- glove compartment
- roadside assistance
- AC setting
- defrost setting
if in an instance like that…
taunt: a remark or joke intended to make someone angry or upset
fender-bender: a car accident in which little damage is done
best practices: a description of the best way of performing a particular activity, especially in business, that can be used by other people or companies as a set of rules to follow
you are able to have a visual of what’s in front of you
Verb + Phrasal verb
- submerge
- (car) stalls out
- go through
- tailgate
- compensate
- move over (one lane)
- pull over (to the side)
- pull up (= to stop the vehicle that you are driving)
- escalate (accordingly)
- flash
- banish
- brake-check
- engage
- veer
- malfunction
- swap over [SYN] change
- pull off (= to drive a car off a road in order to stop, or to turn into a smaller road)
- stay put
- encounter (problems or difficulties) [SYN] come across
- encounter (opposition/ resistance) [SYN] come up against
- straighten out
- propel
- strand
If an engine stalls, or you stall it, it stops working suddenly without you intending it to happen
go through: to read or discuss something in order to make sure it is correct
tailgate: to drive too closely to the vehicle in front of you
flash: to show something to someone for only a short time flash a gun
veer: to change direction the truck veered off the highway _ the car veered to the right shoulder of the highway_
stay put: to remain in one place and not move
encounter: to experience something, especially problems or opposition encounter yourself in a skid of some kind
Adjective + Adverb
- straight up (= immediately, without delay, or without doing anything else first)
- combative
- assaultive
- (feel) threatened
- (be) threatening
- designated
- annoyed
- drivable
- coherent
- unconscious
- unresponsive
annoyed: slightly angry be/get annoyed with/at sb
if someone is coherent, they are talking in a way that is clear and easy to understand
Phrase + Idiom
- a body of water
- get practical with sth
- in (the) pursuit of sth
- in place
- more often than not (= usually)
- in bumper to bumper traffic
- just as hard as it is 尽管这很难
- feel/be inclined to do sth
- light on fire
- for the most part
- along those lines
- be up to par (= to be of the usual or expected standard )
- (hit) a patch of ice
- help yourself ahead of time
- do everything/all in your power to do sth
- an extended period of time
- a basic set of tools
get practical with something: to focus on real-world application rather than just theory or ideas. It involves taking action, applying knowledge in a hands-on way, or finding realistic solutions to a problem.
in place: existing and ready to be used There’s speed limit in place for a reason
for the most part: used to say that something is generally true but not completely true
along those lines: similar to something else it can be something along those lines to where they’re breaking a law. if you feel you’re injured to a point of unable to move or along those lines
her work hasn’t been up to par lately
Collocation (verb+noun)
- avoid a potential hazard
- go through some scenarios
- exercise patience
- flash a gun
- drive at or below the speed limit
- ignore (their) taunts
- slam on the brake
- release the accelerator
- document the damage
- manipulate their extremities
- use your judgement
- drive through a heavy rain storm
- illuminate the headlights
- (wheels) gain traction
- shatter the window
- fit in your hand
- defrost the windshield
Collocation (adj+noun)
- an intrusive thought (pop into my head)
- potential hazard
- a determining factor (in sth)
- minor/major (traffic) collision
- civil matters
- medical attention
- extreme weather
- worn tires
An intrusive thought is an unwanted, involuntary thought, image, or urge that suddenly enters your mind, often causing distress or discomfort.
a determining factor in the severity of a crash
Tell me I’m not alone in this.
Are there best practices?
More broadly,
There’s a lot more to it than that.
Speeding is a big thing
There’s nothing that says you can’t pull over and let that vehicle pass.
What you don’t want to do is you don’t want to stop.
Call for roadside assistance through your insurance company
That’s not necessarily the case
if needed
If your wipers are going, your headlights are glowing
Plan ahead
They’re called fog lamps for a reason.
put that setting on
