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Maya Bay: Saving paradise: Lingohack. Pedestrian. A pedestrian crossing in Mysore, India Pedestrians in New York City jay walk during the evening rush hour in 1973. A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using tiny wheels such as roller skates, skateboards, and scooters, as well as wheelchair users[1] are also included as pedestrians. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. [citation needed] Etymology[edit] The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with the morphemes ped- ('foot') and -ian ('characteristic of').[2] This word is derived from the Latin term pedester ('going on foot') and was first used (in English language) during the 18th century.[3] It was originally used, and can still be used today, as an adjective meaning plain or dull.[4] However, in this article it takes on its noun form and refers to someone who walks.
History[edit] Health benefits and environment[edit] Unicode[edit] Pedestrian crossing. A pedestrian crossing (British English) or crosswalk (American English) is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road, street, blvd and ave. Pelican crosswalks are designed to keep pedestrians together where they can be seen by motorists, and where they can cross most safely across the flow of vehicular traffic. In Europe, the Zebra crossing is a common kind of crossing facility. The wording pedestrian crossing is used in some international treaties on road traffic and road signs, such as the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. Signalised pedestrian crossings clearly separate when each type of traffic (pedestrians or road vehicles) can use the crossing.
Unsignalised crossings generally assist pedestrians, and usually prioritise pedestrians, depending on the locality. History[edit] Pedestrian crossings were common in the Roman city of Pompeii. Police notice explaining the operation of the first pedestrian crossing signal. Passenger. Person who travels in a vehicle without operating it We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi reader, this Monday, for the 3rd time recently, we ask you to defend Wikipedia's independence. Thanks to the donations of 2% of our readers, Wikipedia remains open to all. If Wikipedia has given you worth of knowledge, take a minute to donate to the Wikimedia Endowment to keep it thriving for years. If you are one of our rare donors, you have our gratitude and we warmly thank you. A passenger (also abbreviated as pax[1]) is a person who travels in a vehicle but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle.
Railways[edit] In railway parlance, passenger, as well as being the end user of a service, is also a categorisation of the type of rolling stock used.[2] In the British case, there are several categories of passenger train.[2] These categories include: No pax[edit] Legal status[edit] Types[edit] Economy class. Economy class, also called scum class, steerage, standard class or (slang) cattle class, is the lowest travel class of seating in air travel, rail travel, and sometimes ferry or maritime travel. Historically, this travel class has been called tourist class on ocean liners and third class, or even fourth class, on railways. Marine[edit] Travel classes originated from a distinction between "cabin class" and "steerage" on sailing vessels in the 18th century. Cabin class, for wealthier passengers included small cabins and a shared dining room while "steerage" provided open decks with bunks often near the tackle to operate the Steer rudder in converted cargo space on the "between decks" area where passengers from poorer backgrounds cooked their own meals.
Economy class on the ferry KM Awu (Pelni) in Indonesia Railways[edit] Economy class seats of Kintetsu 16000 series train (Japan) In North America, it is known as coach class by companies such as Amtrak. Airlines[edit] Premium Economy class[edit] Carriers in America are doubling down on budget airfares - Lasting class. GLEN HAUENSTEIN, the president of Delta, is optimistic about the future of basic economy.
On a conference call this week, he boasted that the stripped-down airfares actually act as an incentive for passengers to upgrade to the more expensive standard economy tickets. Despite Mr Hauenstein describing it as a product that “people don’t really want”, the airline says it will expand the revenue-boosting basic-fares system in 2018. Delta was the first carrier to roll out basic economy fares—sometimes called “last class”—in America in 2012. Since then the model has caught on. Both American and United quickly introduced similar services on some domestic routes.
Get our daily newsletter Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks. The new fare system is not without its critics. For a while, such criticism slowed expansion. However, other carriers have not been so hesitant. But for airlines, the outlook is bright. Airfares. Introduction We at TrailFinders have been providing travel services to corporations, government, non-governmental organizations, small business, groups and individuals for over twenty-two years and we understand airfares very well.
Every day we spend much time explaining to our clients the mysteries of restricted tickets, change fees, refundability, advance purchase and so on. However, the subject is complex and despite our best efforts, many of our clients remain confused by the airlines' fare rules and they often seek a deeper understanding than we can give them in short conversations on the telephone. Because of the frustrations voiced by our clients we created this article. We sincerely hope you will take the time to read it, absorb it and pass it on to others. Airfares, Airlines and Choices. Resort. Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools, as shown here in San Diego, California In British English "resort" means a town which people visit for holidays and days out which usually contains hotels at which such holidaymakers stay.
Examples would include Blackpool and Brighton. Destination resort[edit] A destination resort is a resort that itself contains the necessary guest attraction capabilities so it does not need to be near a destination (town, historic site, theme park, or other) to attract its patrons. All-inclusive resort[edit] Entrance of an all-inclusive resort in Egypt An all-inclusive resort charges a fixed price that includes most or all items.
All-inclusive resorts are found in the Caribbean, particularly in Dominican Republic; in Egypt, and elsewhere. Some all-inclusive resorts are designed for specific vacation interests. Boating resort in Vijayawada, India Recreation[edit] A view of a typical ski resort and ski lifts Timeshare[edit] Turnstile. A turnstile, also called a baffle gate or turnstyle, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar. Thus a turnstile can be used in the case of paid access (sometimes called a faregate or ticket barrier when used for this purpose), for example to access public transport, a pay toilet, or to restrict access to authorized people, for example in the lobby of an office building.
History[edit] Applications[edit] Turnstiles are used at a wide variety of settings, including stadiums, amusement parks, mass transit stations, office lobbies, airports, ski resorts,[note 1] factories, power plants and casinos. From a business/revenue standpoint, turnstiles give an accurate, verifiable count of attendance. Persons with disabilities may have difficulties using turnstiles. Types[edit] Waist-high[edit] Optical[edit] Russia[edit] Carpool. A sign encouraging carpooling during the gas shortage resulting from the 1973 oil crisis Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing and lift-sharing) is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, and prevents the need for others to have to drive to a location themselves.
By having more people using one vehicle, carpooling reduces each person's travel costs such as: fuel costs, tolls, and the stress of driving. Carpooling is also a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way to travel as sharing journeys reduces air pollution, carbon emissions, traffic congestion on the roads, and the need for parking spaces. Authorities often encourage carpooling, especially during periods of high pollution or high fuel prices.
Car sharing is a good way to use up the full seating capacity of a car, which would otherwise remain unused if it were just the driver using the car. Operation[edit] Carpooling is not always arranged for the whole length of a journey. Taxicab stand. A taxicab stand (also called taxi rank, cab stand, taxi stand, cab rank, or hack stand) is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers. How stands work[edit] Stands are normally located at high-traffic locations such as airports, hotel driveways, railway stations, subway stations, bus depots, ferry terminals, shopping centres, and major street intersections. Usually stands are marked by simple painted signs. Stands generally work as a first-come, first-served queue, so that the first taxicab to arrive on the stand (the one at the front of the line) serves the first passenger to arrive, and as the first taxicab leaves, each taxicab behind it moves ahead one spot, with the last taxicab to arrive taking the last spot.
In the Republic of Ireland an intending passenger is entitled to choose any taxicab that is available for hire at an appointed taxi stand. Around the world[edit] Some major stands are divided into separate queues. Recharging[edit] Bike lane. Class IV separated bike way in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the physical division for this particular bike way is the line of parked cars. Bike lanes (US) or cycle lanes (UK) are types of bikeways (cycleways) with lanes on the roadway for cyclists only.
In the United Kingdom, an on-road cycle-lane can be firmly restricted to cycles (marked with a solid white line, entry by motor vehicles is prohibited) or advisory (marked with a broken white line, entry by motor vehicles is permitted). In the United States, a designated bicycle lane (1988 MUTCD) or class II bikeway (Caltrans) is always marked by a solid white stripe on the pavement and is for 'preferential use' by bicyclists.
There is also a class III bicycle route, which has roadside signs suggesting a route for cyclists, and urging sharing the road. A class IV separated bike way (Caltrans) is a bike lane that is physically separate from motor traffic and restricted to bicyclists only. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Talking About Your Vacation. Talking About Your Vacation in English - Spoken English Lesson. Phrasal Verbs for TRAVEL: "drop off", "get in", "check out"... BBC Learning English - English at Work / The deal is off! Talking About Your Vacation in English - Spoken English Lesson. BBC Learning English - Search. Parts of trains trams and cable cars. Berth noun a bed on a train or ship bogie Indian English one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided boxcar American a railway truck for carrying goods, with high sides and a roof buffet the part of a train where you can buy drinks, sandwiches etc cab the front part of a bus, train, or lorry where the driver sits caboose American the guard’s van of a train car mainly American a carriage of a train carriage British one of the vehicles that are joined together to make a train.
Coach British one of the sections of a train. Communication cord British a chain or handle that a passenger can pull to make a train stop in an emergency. Compartment one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided couchette British a narrow bed attached to the wall of a train that swings down so that you can sleep on it dining car the part of a train that is a restaurant gondola the part of a cable car or ski lift that people sit in guard’s van locomotive observation car Pullman quiet carriage sleeper. Luggage rack definition and meaning. Transport and Travel | LearnEnglish. Learning English | BBC World Service. Journeys. Places in a town. English in a Minute: Ins and Outs.
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