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Question		Answer
a blind corner start learning		a corner around which you cannot see
a collision start learning		a crash in which two moving vehicles hit each other
the crash barrier start learning		strong low fence built along the side of the road or between two halves of a motorway to prevent accidents
to dent a car start learning		to damage the metal (the door, the bumper, the bonnet) of a car
to do ... kph start learning		to drive at ... kph
to draw up start learning		to stop in a vehicle
to be on full beam start learning		if your lights are on full beam, they are raised so that you can see more
to get out of a car start learning		to leave the car, taxi, van, lorry
to get off start learning		to leave a train, plane, bike
to get in/ into a car start learning		to go inside a car
to get on a train start learning		to go inside of a train
a hairpin bend start learning		sharp bend in the road, where road turns back in opposite direction
heavy traffic start learning		lots of traffic
to hit/ slam on the brakes start learning		to brake quickly and suddenly
to jump a red light start learning		to pass through a traffic light that is red
a lane start learning		large, wide roads are divided into lanes (most motorways have three or more lanes)
the lights changed start learning		the traffic lights turned red or green
to mount the pavement start learning		to go up on the pavement while driving
to overtake start learning		to pass a car which is in front of you
to pull away start learning		to start driving, having previously stopped or having previously been parked
to pull into somewhere start learning		to leave the road in order to stop somewhere
the pull in start learning		to move to the side of the road in order to let another vehicle pass
to pull out start learning		to join the traffic, having previously stopped
to pull somebody over start learning		to stop at the side of the road
the pull up start learning		to stop in a vehicle
to put the car into reverse start learning		to change into reverse gear so that you can move backwards
to skid start learning		to slide on the road
to speed start learning		to go faster than the speed limit
to stall start learning		if somebody/ a car stalls, the engine of the car stops suddenly
to swerve to avoid something start learning		to suddenly move one's car sideways so as to avoid something in the road
to tow start learning		if one vehicle tows another, it pulls that vehicle behind it, often by means of a rope or a train
to tow sth away start learning		to remove a vehicle that has been illegally parked or that has been involved in an accident by towing it
a windscreen start learning		the front window of a car
to write a car off start learning		to damage a car so badly that repairing it would cost more than buying a new one
a write-off start learning		something that has been written off

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