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# Driver

## Verb + driver

* *drivers speed*
* drivers lose control
* drivers are killed
* drivers turn (left)

## Adjective + driver

* a drunk driver
* a **good / safe** driver
* a learner driver
* an injured driver

## Exercise

### 1. Verb + driver

1. Drivers who are caught speeding will receive a *heavy fine*. - c
2. The driver turned right without indicating. - a
3. The driver of the bus was killed *outright* in the accident. - d
4. The driver lost control of the vehicle on the icy road, and crashed into a bus shelter. -b

### 2. Adjective + driver

1. It is a myth that men are ***better / safer*** drivers than women.
2. ***Drunk*** drivers are a danger to everyone.
3. Fire-fighters helped free the ***injured*** driver from the wreckage of the truck.
4. I'm still a ***learner*** driver. I haven't passed my test yet.

## Notes

1. **We talk about car, bus, taxi, truck and train drivers.**

* *A back seat driver is an annoying person who is always telling the driver what to do.*
* *A hit-and-run driver is one who causes an accident, then drives away.*

1. **Note these expressions with “driving”:**

* *He was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.*
* *He was found guilty of reckless driving and disqualified from driving for 6 months.*
* *He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.*