Streets and roads

Do you know what a 'kerb' is? Do these exercises and learn what it and other words related to streets and roads mean.

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Average: 4.4 (27 votes)

Submitted by Safe_Mode on Fri, 30/01/2026 - 05:25

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I'm in Nha Trang, Vietnam now. Streets and roads are quite good there but traffic is awful, especcialy at junctions: everyone just drives where they need. Traffic lights is the only one road rule local people respect but not always. You should always be attentive when riding your bike or even just crossing the road, because crossings there mean nothing, nobody will let you pass. At the same time it's really hard to walk on pavements because they are always occupied by bikes.

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Submitted by Sanpedrina on Thu, 18/12/2025 - 20:26

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I live in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The streets are dirt because it´s small town. It´s very natural and beautiful; We don´t have traffic lights. It´s a very touristy town with many vehicles passing though, but is very safe. The streets are natural and full of shops, restaurant, and tourists taking pictures. I love it.

Submitted by BryanMendezR. on Mon, 09/06/2025 - 16:05

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The streets in my neighborhood is like: pavements, there are not many roundabout because around the corner there are bunch stores and restaurants but every day I'm walking to my house from the mall.

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Submitted by Beatrizdiez on Sun, 18/05/2025 - 23:01

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I live in a big city and not far from downtown. But my street is rather calm and not too noisy. From my window in a corner I can see a park in front, the junction of the two streets, two crossings and the traffic lights. Cars drive slowly and there are not many buses. It's quiet, I like it.
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Submitted by pop.kaloudi- on Wed, 23/04/2025 - 05:54

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I live in Athens, Greece.
It is a large and densely populated city.
My house is next to a busy road with many cars passing by during the day. So there are traffic lights, junctions and crossings and many signposts to make it easier for people and cars to move safely.
We have wide pavements to walk in any direction we want and to do our shopping in many stores.
But on the other hand we also have a lot of noise.
Very often ambulances, motorcycles, police cars pass by.
But it is the city that I love and fortunately I have the opportunity to spend some time in the countryside.

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Submitted by PozoleSeco on Sat, 22/03/2025 - 20:48

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Where I live, the streets have very poor quality and a horrifying aesthetic.

Submitted by Mahminoo on Sat, 01/03/2025 - 06:11

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When I drive, I pay attention to traffic lights and pedestrians crossing the road. If I don't know the address, I read the signposts to find my way. I avoid driving on motorways because I find them dangerous, so I stick to driving within my city, navigating roundabouts, junctions, and streets. I also make sure to park my car carefully so it doesn’t touch the kerb.

Submitted by long7aclass on Tue, 27/08/2024 - 11:08

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In my country, the traffic is chaotic. During rush hour, it is not uncommon to see motorbike driving on the pavement, motorbikes driving in car lanes and vice versa

Submitted by DzhusAngela on Fri, 16/02/2024 - 12:37

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We have junction,many crossing and traffic lights.People go on a pavement.In my local area we dont have motorway and roundabout.