circus
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a circular area in a town where several streets cross one another
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a plastic object shaped like a cone that is put in the road to prevent traffic from driving or stopping somewhere
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a traffic light that gives a separate signal to traffic turning in a particular direction
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a dangerous or illegal way of crossing a street at a place where cars do not usually stop. Someone who does this is called a jaywalker.
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a place where a road crosses a railroad and gates are used to stop cars when a train is coming
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the legal right to pass in front of other vehicles when entering or crossing a road
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a circular area where three or more roads meet that you have to drive around in one direction in order to get onto another road. The British word is roundabout.
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a piece of equipment with colored lights on it that tells the driver of a vehicle to stop, go, or slow down
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an orange pointed object put on a road to keep traffic away, for example while the road is being repaired
to not stop when there is a red traffic light
to continue driving even though a traffic light is red and you should stop
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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