Automotive

Things to do with cars, and other similar private road vehicles.

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C is for Car

A car is a vehicle that is usually meant to carry between two and five people. Some cars can go very fast and are used in races, but most cars are just used by people to get to and from work, shopping or school.

C is for Convertible

A convertible car is a car with a roof that can be folded down or removed. Convertibles usually have two doors, although some have four, and they may have a soft fabric roof or a hard roof made of metal. You take the roof off when the weather is nice, and put it back on when it is cold or rainy.

D is for Drive

Driving is the word given to controlling a land vehicle, like a car, bus or even a horse-drawn vehicle. To drive something you need to know how to start and stop it, how to steer it, and of course you need to know the road rules to be able to safely drive.

F is for Freeway

A freeway is a very large road that can fit a lot of cars on it at the same time.

Freeways are meant to be driven on quite fast.

H is for Hatchback

A hatchback is a small or medium-sized car with a rear door that opens upward into the main space of the car. Hatchbacks are different to sedans where the door at the back opens into a separate space.

R is for Road

A road is a long, flat, hard place that vehicles like cars and trucks drive on. Roads connect towns and cities to one another. Roads can be thousands of kilometers long, and be made of hard asphalt, concrete, or just dirt.

S is for Seat belt

Seatbelts are found in cars and other vehicles. If you have an accident while you are driving, and you are wearing a seat belt, you will be held in your seat and will not be hurt as badly as if you were not wearing a seat belt.

S is for Spokes

Spokes are the thin parts of a wheel that connect the center of the wheel to the edges. Not all wheels have spokes, some are solid. Almost all kinds of bicycle wheels have spokes. Spoked wheels are lighter than solid wheels.
A steering wheel is a round device used to make a vehicle change direction. Steering wheels are most often seen in cars and trucks, but are also found on some boats.

T is for Throttle

A throttle is a control that regulates how much power an engine produces. In a car, motorcycle, boat, or airplane, the throttle controls the flow of air and fuel into the engine. Opening it makes the engine work harder and move faster. It is usually connected to the accelerator pedal.

Throttle also means to limit, reduce, or slow something.

In many cars, the throttle is connected to the accelerator pedal. When the pedal is pressed, the throttle opens wider, allowing more air into the engine. The word comes from an old English word meaning to choke or restrict, because a throttle partly blocks the flow of air.

T is for Traffic

Traffic on land can be made up of people on foot, vehicles or even animals. Traffic usually travels along public roads. Different countries and different states within countries have different rules on how traffic should behave on public roads, such as which side of the road to drive on, how fast to travel, and what type of vehicles are allowed on different roads.
A traffic cone, also called a Witch's hat, is a brightly colored, conical object made of plastic or rubber that is put on the road to warn of something dangerous. You usually see them when there has been an accident, or they are fixing the road.

T is for Trunk (Car)

A car's trunk, also called a boot in British English, is the space at the back of the car used to carry things like luggage. Older cars used to have an actual trunk at the back, which is why a car's trunk has the name it does.

T is for Tyre

A tyre (also spelt tire) is a hard, black, rubber layer that goes on the outside edge of wheels. Most tyres are filled with air. They make driving a car or bicycle much more comfortable.
The zigzag grooves in tyres are so they grip the road better and stop your car from slipping around.

W is for Wheel

A wheel is something round that is on the bottom of vehicles and things like carts and wagons that you need to move around. A wheel lets you roll something heavy along easily. Without wheels you need to drag it along, which is very hard.