On the road: traffic and driving

Question 1

give way

Answer 1

stop at a junction before entering a bigger road

Question 2

has the right of way

Answer 2

is allowed to go before other traffic

Question 3

pedestrian crossing

Answer 3

often called a zebra crossing when it has black and white stripes

Question 4

sounding/beeping your horn

Answer 4

beeping is less formal than sounding

Question 5

jumping

Answer 5

not stopping at

Question 6

reckless

Answer 6

very dangerous, without care for others

Question 7

drink-driving

Answer 7

driving after consuming acohol above the official limit

Question 8

drug-driving

Answer 8

driving after taking illegal drugs

Question 9

breathalyser

Answer 9

instrument you breathe into to measure alcohol level

Question 10

hit-and-run

Answer 10

running into someone and not stopping

Question 11

ban

Answer 11

removal of your driving licence

Question 12

penalty points

Answer 12

negative points which are added up over time which can result in the loss of your licence

Question 13

on-the-spot

Answer 13

given at the scene of the offence

Question 14

exhaust emissions

Answer 14

waste gases produced by the vehilcle

Question 15

roadworthy

Answer 15

in a condition that it can be driven safely

Question 16

tyre tread

Answer 16

the depth of the grooves in the tyre rubber

Question 17

bald

Answer 17

one which has lost its tread

Question 18

tailback

Answer 18

line of slow or stopped traffic

Question 19

congestion

Answer 19

situation in which there is a lot of traffic that can’t move

Question 20

congestion charge

Answer 20

cars have to pay to get into the city centre

Question 21

toll

Answer 21

a charge you have to pay to use the road

Question 22

pile-up

Answer 22

crash between several or many cars

Question 23

diverted

Answer 23

directed away from our road

Question 24

disruption

Answer 24

when a system, process or event is prevented from continuing as usual or as expected

Question 25

tow-away-zone

Answer 25

area where your car may be taken away if you park illegally

Question 26

clamped

Answer 26

fitted with a metal device on the wheel to prevent it from moving

Question 27

road rage

Answer 27

anger or violence between drivers becase of difficult driving conditions

Question 28

skidded

Answer 28

lost control of the steering so that the dar slid across the road

Question 29

head-on collision

Answer 29

two vehicles hitting each other directly in the front