Road safety (25) Flashcards

1
Q

un usager de la route

A

a road user

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2
Q

la signalisation routière

A

road signs

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3
Q

un accident de la route

A

a car crash / a car accident

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4
Q

un point noir

A

an accident blackspot

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5
Q

les victimes de la route

A

road casualties

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6
Q

les accidents mortels

A

road fatalities / traffic fatalities

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7
Q

être grièvement blessé

A

to be critically injured

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8
Q

une collision frontale

A

a head-on collision

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9
Q

rentrer de plein fouet dans une voiture

A

to crash head-on into a car

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10
Q

rentrer dans une voiture

A

to run into a car

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11
Q

un carambolage sur l’autoroute

A

a motorway pile-up

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12
Q

la délinquance routière

A

reckless driving

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13
Q

un conducteur imprudent

A

a careless driver

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14
Q

un chauffard

A

a roadhog

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15
Q

le code de la route

A

the Highway Code

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16
Q

une infraction au code de la route

A

a motoring offence

17
Q

l’agressivité au volant

18
Q

brûler un feu

A

to jump lights / to jump a light

19
Q

franchir la ligne blanche

A

to cross the white line

20
Q

céder le passage

A

to give way

21
Q

avoir la priorité

A

to have (the) right of way

22
Q

attacher sa ceinture de sécurité

A

to fasten one’s seat belt

23
Q

dépasser une voiture

A

to overtake a car

24
Q

une voiture banalisée

A

an unmarked police car

25
un radar automatique
a speed camera
26
un contrôle radar
a speed trap
27
dépasser la limitation de vitesse
to exceed the speed limit
28
se faire arrêter pour excès de vitesse
to get caught speeding
29
une amande pour excès de vitesse
a speeding ticket
30
se faire retirer son permis
to have one's licence suspended
31
un ralentisseur
a sleeping policeman / a speed bump
32
un régulateur de vitesse
a speed governor
33
un limiteur de vitesse
a speed limiter
34
un moteur bridé
a governed engine
35
un conducteur en état d'ébriété
a drink driver / (US) a drunk driver
36
la conduite en état d'ivresse
driving under the influence / drink driving / (US) drunk driving
37
un alcootest, éthylomètre
a breathalyser
38
l'alcoolémie
the blood alcohol limit
39
passer au ctrl technique
to have a MOT