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Getting Around

The vehicles, systems and rules that move people from place to place

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3 chapters · 28 cards
  1. 01
    Roads and personal transport14 cards · ~2 min
  2. 02
    Rail and public networks7 cards · ~1 min
  3. 03
    Air, water and navigation7 cards · ~1 min

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Prompt: This two-wheeled vehicle is traditionally driven by pedals turning a chain or other transmission.
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Transport concept · RECALLThis two-wheeled vehicle is traditionally driven by pedals turning a chain or other transmission.Think it. Then flip it.
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Prompt: This common term describes booking a paid car journey through a platform such as Uber or Lyft.
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Transport concept · RECALLThis common term describes booking a paid car journey through a platform such as Uber or Lyft.Think it. Then flip it.
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Prompt: This common plural term describes queues of slow-moving or stopped road vehicles caused by congestion.
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Transport concept · RECALLThis common plural term describes queues of slow-moving or stopped road vehicles caused by congestion.Think it. Then flip it.
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  1. 01This two-wheeled vehicle is traditionally driven by pedals turning a chain or other transmission.RECALL
  2. 02This common term describes booking a paid car journey through a platform such as Uber or Lyft.RECALL
  3. 03This common plural term describes queues of slow-moving or stopped road vehicles caused by congestion.RECALL
  4. 04This hired car is traditionally hailed in the street or at a rank and may charge a metered fare.RECALL
  5. 05This term describes people sharing a car journey they have a common reason to make, such as a commute.RECALL
  6. 06This kind of road vehicle uses only a rechargeable battery and electric motors for propulsion, with no combustion engine.RECALL
  7. 07These circular junctions use a central island, curved approaches and entry-yield control to manage traffic.RECALL
  8. 08These street-side devices accept or record payment for a limited period of parking.RECALL
  9. 09These roads charge users directly for travelling along them or passing collection points.RECALL
  10. 10These legally defined maximum rates of travel are commonly displayed beside roads in km/h or mph.RECALL
  11. 11These vehicle restraints fasten across occupants' bodies to help hold them in place during a collision.RECALL
  12. 12This official document authorizes its holder to drive specified classes of motor vehicle.RECALL
  13. 13This small motorized vehicle has handlebars and a narrow standing deck, typically with two small wheels.RECALL
  14. 14This braking process uses a vehicle's motor as a generator to recover some motion energy instead of dissipating it all as heat.RECALL
  15. 15This high-capacity urban rail system uses a fully separate right-of-way rather than sharing streets with traffic.RECALL
  16. 16These large road vehicles carry passengers on scheduled routes with designated stops.RECALL
  17. 17This rail-service category includes Japan's Shinkansen and France's TGV.RECALL
  18. 18This rail-service category commonly links a central city with surrounding towns for regular work journeys.RECALL
  19. 19In public transport, this measures the time gap between successive vehicles at the same point travelling in the same direction.RECALL
  20. 20This term describes a passenger journey that combines different transport modes, such as cycling to a station and then taking a train.RECALL
  21. 21This textured ground surface uses detectable raised patterns to help people with vision impairments navigate or recognize hazards.RECALL
  22. 22This boat or ship provides repeated crossings between ports for passengers and sometimes vehicles.RECALL
  23. 23These facilities provide runways and other infrastructure for aircraft arrivals and departures.RECALL
  24. 24These passenger ships are designed primarily for holiday voyages and leisure facilities aboard.RECALL
  25. 25Issued at check-in, this flight-specific document is scanned when you board.RECALL
  26. 26Facing the bow, this is the nautical name for the vessel's left side.RECALL
  27. 27At exactly 1,852 metres, this unit measures distances at sea and in aviation.RECALL
  28. 28This international time standard provides the reference for civil time-zone offsets and is commonly called Zulu time in aviation.RECALL

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