Can you name the different words for driving terms in British and American English? by Parliament_Boy

Can you name the different words for driving terms in British and American English?

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British Word
Gas
Sidewalk
Hood
Tire (spelling)
Trunk
Parking Lot
Intersection
Asphalt
Minivan
Crossing Guard

American Word
Motorway
Lorry
Windscreen
Number Plate
Handbrake
Estate Car
Give Way
Saloon
Indicator
Traffic Warden

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UK-US Driving Words Quiz

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	sporclover:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 13:11 GMT		5 points
	I'm an American and have never heard anyone refer to either a "directional" or a "parking enforcement officer". I believe what you want may be turn signal, and we don't really have the equivalent to a traffic warden.

	jonnywardy:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 13:47 GMT		1 point
	Can you accept MPV for People Carrier

	cep8888:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 15:34 GMT		5 points
	Being an American from the Midwest, I have to second the first comment. Never in my life have I heard of a directional.

	WyvernSabres:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 21:07 GMT		2 points
	I didn't know Emergency Brake before, and it seems an odd name: in a real emergency I'd always be more inclined to use the footbrake (but then, I don't drive like Jim Rockford).

	Parliament_Boy:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 21:41 GMT		-2 points
	Happy to include MPV, turn signal is already an accepted answer, lot of answers are accepted for traffic warden, parking break is accepted for emergency break, and numerous americans have confirmed the usage of directional, so sticking with that

	Bucky9506:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 21:41 GMT		-2 points
	I'm also an American from the midwest and am going to have to contradict the previous comments. Everyone I know uses directional and it is even taught in drivers' education and used on tv. Plus, turn signal and blinker are also accepted so I don't understand what there even is to complain about. I didn't get traffic warden either, but if it is just a parking officer than we obviously have an equivalent. I thought it was a cool quiz and interesting how much the same language still differs. Never would have guessed some of these!

	RS89:	Sep 21st, 2010 at 00:19 GMT		4 points
	The the heck is a "parking enforcement officer"?

	Hamburger:	Sep 21st, 2010 at 13:48 GMT		3 points
	anyone else find it convenient that Parliament_Boy posted something and Bucky9506 posted immediately after him (at the exact same time) to "confirm" Parliament_Boy's answer? I am also an American from the Midwest, and I have never in my life heard the term "directional". I have heard it called "turn signal" or even "blinkers", but never directional. I have never heard it on TV, either.

	mango5564:	Jun 19th, 2011 at 20:50 GMT		2 points
	I'm an American from the East coast, and I've always heard turn signal or blinkers. Never heard directional. I've also never heard of a parking enforcement officer.

	sparrkles:	Mar 13th, 2012 at 22:34 GMT		2 points
	Finally watching all that Top Gear has some use after all...

	zeppelinoid:	Jan 30th, 2013 at 15:33 GMT		1 point
	I think Parking Enforcement Office is actually a UK pc term for traffic warden. There are less polite terms. What do Americans call "hanbreak turns"? Surely not "emergency break turns"?