driver
A driver is a person who drives certain vehicles . In traffic law , one therefore speaks of the vehicle driver . In addition to operating the steering , driving the vehicle in question also includes operating the drive , the brake and, depending on the equipment, other components.
For almost all types of locomotion by motorized or other forces , the passing of aptitude tests , examinations and possession of licenses , patents , authorizations or certificates up to vocational training and study are required by law.
origin
The word driver comes from driving (from middle high German "varn" or "varen", old high German "faran", Gothic "faran" = to wander, Germanic "far").
variants
The type of driver depends on the type of vehicle:
- In the case of bicycles , scooters or skateboards , the driver not only has to steer but also drive with human muscle power .
- In the case of motorized individual transport vehicles (e.g. car or motorcycle ) one speaks e.g. B. by the car driver or the motorcyclist; In the case of motor vehicles, the general legal term is motor vehicle driver .
- Bus drivers or truck drivers are mostly employed full-time, as are taxi drivers or chauffeurs who transport their clients in cars, so they are professional drivers .
- Rail vehicles are indeed driven, but one speaks of the train driver or train driver .
- Aircraft that are lighter than air ( balloons and airships ) are "driven" by drivers (those that are heavier than air (e.g. airplanes ) are " flown " by pilots .)
- A watercraft is of a boat operator , Captain or officer of the watch by hand or by commands to a helmsman down.
- Of animals such as horses , donkeys , oxen , formerly of dogs drawn carts , carriages , wagon ride or pick ups. The leader of this companion is known as a coachman or driver.
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Wiktionary: Driver - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
