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- Backseat driver: a passenger who critiques or criticizes your driving
- Sunday driver: one who drives slowly and makes unexpected maneuvers
- Greasy spoon: usually applied to restaurants – especially diners – serving cheap fried or grilled foods
- Pit stop: to stop for gas, snacks, beverages, restrooms, etc.
- Red-eye flight: any flight departing late at night
- One for the road: having one more of something (especially a drink) before departing
- Live out of a suitcase: to continuously travel from place to place
- Hit the road: to begin traveling
- Pedal to the metal: to accelerate or speed up
- Off the beaten path/track: something that is out of the mainstream, rarely frequented or known
- Fleabag motel/roach motel: shabby, low-priced accommodations
- Running on fumes: driving with very little gasoline in the tank
