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ACCIDENT

HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF CITY LIFE

Living in the City

Advantages and disadvantages of city life

Metropolis

A city-dweller

Hustle and bustle of city life

A choice of public transport

In the rush hour

Crowded and dirty public transport

The best way to get around

To find good cheap accommodation

To be full of bustle and variety

To squeeze onto a bus or an underground train

To be squashed together

To have the best of both worlds

To be within easy reach of London

To mind the noise, pollution and heavy traffic

To keep yourself to yourself

To be stuck in traffic jams/ to be held up (a hold-up)

To be particularly appealing to smb

To help each other out

To look for open space/ for the peace and quiet of the countryside

To commute between … and … (a commuter)

You name it, it’s there

For every plus there is a minus

You need never feel bored

MOTORING

Traffic Means of transport A vehicle

The Underground / Tube / Subway / Metro Platform Escalator Sliding doors

DRIVING EXPERIENCE

To drive / to steer a car

To start a car

To go for a drive / to take a drive

To get a driving licence, to pass a driving exam

To drive at a speed of / to do 100 kilometers per hour / at top speed / at low speed / high speed / at breakneck speed

To accelerate / to pick up speed / to gather speed / to speed up

To brake / to put on the brakes / to slam on the brakes / to brake to a halt / to skid to a halt

To change gear

To do / to make a U-turn

To give way to smb / smth

To overtake

To speed by smb / to pass by smb

To stall

To reverse

To turn round the corner

To come up to / to approach a roundabout

To slow down

To park outside the house

To run out of petrol

To fill up (the tank)

To give smb a lift

To wait for the lights to change

To be stuck in traffic / in a traffic jam

To keep at the same distance from the kerb

To keep to the speed limit

To stop at a red light (The lights are on amber)

Drivers / motorists

Driving instructor

Traffic warden / traffic cop

Hitch-hiker

Back-seat driver

Pedestrian

Traffic lights

A traffic island

A parking space / parking lot / car park

A parking meter

A pedestrian walkway / footbridge

A pedestrian precinct

A roundabout / traffic circle

A fork in the road

A kerb

A road sign (No Parking sign)

A lay-by (to park in a lay-by)

A pedestrian / zebra / pelican crossing

A subway / underpass

At a / the crossroads

ACCIDENT

To avoid an accident

To drive on a slippery road

To exceed the speed (limit)/ to break the speed limit

To swerve past smb / smth

To dip one’s headlights

To roar over a zebra crossing

To shoot the lights / to jump a light / to drive past red

To brake sharply; to brake at every bent

To wrench the steering wheel

To mount the pavement / to hit the kerb

To have a flat tyre / to have a puncture

To drive through a stop sign

To drive under the influence / to drive while intoxicated

To fasten seat belts / safety belts

To jerk one’s foot off the accelerator

To grab the steering wheel

To break down

To smash into / to bump into / to drive into / to run into / to smash one’s car

To collide with; to have a head-on collision

To have a bad / serious / nasty accident

To be a witness to smth

To be a culprit

To be scratched; to be dented

To get a parking fine

To write out a parking ticket

To tow

Road safety

Safety measures / precautions / checks / rules

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