Traffic Violations

verb to cross a street without using a designated crosswalk or intersection, typically illegally

• Jaywalking is illegal and can result in a fine.
• I saw a lot of people jaywalk on my way to work today.
• Don't be a jaywalker, you could get hit by a car!
• Sometimes it feels like we are jaywalking through life without a clear direction.

noun a person who crosses a street at a place other than a regular crossing

• The police issued a ticket to the jaywalker for crossing the street against the traffic light.
• Watch out for that jaywalker crossing the street without looking!
• That jaywalker just darted across the road out of nowhere.
• She was a jaywalker in the world of business, always taking risky shortcuts.

noun a person who flouts the law, especially by failing to comply with a law that is difficult to enforce effectively

• The city council passed a new ordinance to crack down on scofflaws who ignore parking regulations.
• Don't be a scofflaw and park in the no parking zone.
• The scofflaw got caught speeding on the highway.
• He was known as the office scofflaw for always bending the rules.

noun a person or vehicle that exceeds the speed limit

adjective describing someone or something that is moving quickly or exceeding the speed limit

• The police officer pulled over the speeder for exceeding the speed limit.
• Wow, that speeder was flying down the highway!
• Did you see that speeder zoom past us?
• His mind was like a speeder, racing through thoughts at lightning speed.

noun a compound noun formed by combining the noun 'lane' with the present participle of the verb 'hog', referring to the act of driving slowly in the left lane of a highway and not allowing faster vehicles to pass

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• Lane hogging is considered a violation of traffic rules as it disrupts the flow of traffic.
• Hey, stop lane hogging and let others pass by!
• Don't be a lane hog, move over and let others pass!
• In a team project, lane hogging can be compared to not sharing the workload equally.

noun the act of opening a car door into the path of a passing cyclist or other road user, often causing a collision or injury

• The cyclist was injured due to a dooring incident caused by a parked car.
• Watch out for dooring when riding your bike in the city.
• I almost got doored by a careless driver today.
• Her sudden outburst was like a dooring that caught everyone off guard.