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100 Words Every Commuter Should Know

May 18, 2026

100 Words Every Commuter Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. accelerate increase speed
2. accident unexpected crash or collision
3. arrival act of reaching a place
4. backpack bag carried on the back
5. battery device supplying electrical power
6. bike bicycle
7. brake device slowing a vehicle
8. breakdown vehicle failure on the road
9. bus road vehicle for many passengers
10. carpool share a car ride with others
11. carriage passenger section of a train
12. closure temporary shutting of a route
13. commute travel regularly between home and work
14. congestion heavy traffic causing slow movement
15. connection link to another service
16. crosswalk marked place to cross road
17. crowd large number of people together
18. dashboard panel with vehicle controls
19. delay late running of a service
20. departure act of leaving a place
21. detour alternative route around closure
22. diesel fuel used by some engines
23. drive operate a car
24. driver person operating a vehicle
25. entrance way in
26. exit way out
27. express service with few stops
28. fare price paid for a ride
29. ferry boat carrying passengers or vehicles
30. fine money penalty for breaking rules
31. flat tire tire with no air
32. foggy filled with fog
33. fuel substance powering a vehicle
34. garage building for parking vehicles
35. gasoline fuel for many cars
36. green light permission to go
37. gridlock traffic jam stopping movement
38. handrail rail for holding while standing
39. headlights front lights on a vehicle
40. helmet protective headgear
41. hood cover over a car engine
42. horn device making warning sound
43. hub central connecting transport point
44. icy covered with ice
45. idle run engine while not moving
46. ignition system starting the engine
47. intersection place where roads meet
48. lane marked strip of road
49. layover waiting time between connections
50. left turn turn toward the left
51. license official permission to drive
52. local service stopping at all stations
53. merge join moving traffic
54. meter device measuring parking time
55. motorist person driving a car
56. newspaper printed daily news pages
57. overpass bridge carrying road over another
58. park leave a vehicle in a space
59. parking space or act of leaving vehicles
60. pass card or permit for travel
61. passenger person traveling in a vehicle
62. pedestrian person walking on foot
63. platform raised area beside train tracks
64. pothole hole in a road surface
65. priority seat seat reserved for those in need
66. queue line of waiting people or vehicles
67. ramp sloping road joining another
68. receipt proof of payment
69. red light signal to stop
70. reverse move backward
71. rideshare app-based shared car service
72. right turn turn toward the right
73. route usual path of a service
74. rush hour busiest travel time of day
75. schedule timetable of departures and arrivals
76. seat place to sit
77. seatbelt safety belt in a vehicle
78. sidewalk path for pedestrians beside road
79. standing room space for standing passengers
80. station place where trains or buses stop
81. stop place where a service halts
82. strap hanging loop to hold onto
83. subway underground urban rail system
84. taxi car for hire with driver
85. terminal end station or transport hub
86. ticket pass allowing travel
87. timetable list of scheduled times
88. traffic vehicles moving on roads
89. train rail vehicle for passengers
90. tram street-running rail vehicle
91. transfer change from one service to another
92. turnstile rotating gate controlling entry
93. u-turn turn to go opposite direction
94. umbrella device used for rain protection
95. underpass road or path beneath another
96. vanpool shared van ride for commuters
97. walk travel on foot
98. windshield front window of a car
99. wipers blades clearing the windshield
100. yield give way to other traffic
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