Advanced English vocabulary and phrases related to driving and traffic.

Advanced Vocabulary 5. Driving & Traffic

When two or more things crash into each other.

The act of travelling from home to work or vice versa on a regular basis.

The state of being overcrowded or blocked, often used to describe traffic or a transport system.

The release of gases into the environment by vehicles, factories and other human activities.

Move from place to place, on foot, by car or by any other means.

To take someone in your car to where they want to go.

A very bad traffic jam, when cars are stuck and can't move.

When there are a lot of cars on the road, making it slow to move.

Driving through a traffic light when it's red.

A punishment for doing something wrong, such as a fine.

Many cars crashing into each other in a bad accident.

Repair or maintenance work being done on a road, often causing delays or diversions.

When a car is safe to be driven on the road.

The busiest time for travel, when most people are going to or returning from work.

To make a vehicle stop or slow down quickly by pressing a pedal.

Driving faster than the speed limit of the road.

When your car cannot move or moves very slowly, because there are too many cars on the road.

A line of cars stuck behind each other in a traffic jam.