1. Pull over: This phrase means that when a particular vehicle has been stopped by an individual or an incident, it becomes necessary for the driver to stop the car on the side of the road. (ಏನಾದರು ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ವಾಹನ ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಮದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಎಲ್ಲರು ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಸಂಗ)
E. g. To resolve the fight between the two truck drivers, the policeman pulled over his vehicle on the side of the road
2. A commute (to commute): the journey to work (ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ)
E. g. He commutes to work by car.
3. Contraflow: when there is a construction going on one side of the road, only half of the road is available for traffic of both sides i. e. Left and Right. (ರಸ್ತೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಅರ್ಧ ಭಾಗವಷ್ಟೆ ಸಂಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರೆದಿರುತ್ತದೆ. )
E. g. Contraflow is sometimes the main reason of traffic jam in city area.
6. Congestion: when it becomes difficult to find a way and move ahead because of huge traffic, there is supposed to be a congestion. (ಮಂದಗತಿಯ ಟ್ರಾಫಿಕ್ ಸಂಚಾರ)
E. g. In village areas, movements of the cattle in the middle of the road often creates congestion.
7. Gridlock: a type of traffic jam where "continuous queues of vehicles block an entire network of intersecting streets, bringing traffic in all directions to a complete standstill". (ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ರಸ್ತೆಯು ಟ್ರಾಫಿಕ್ ನಿಂದಾಗಿ ಜಕ್ಕಮ್ ಗೊಳ್ಳುವುದು)
E. g. Gridlock is the main problem of traffic jam on Sunday evenings and festival times.
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