bumper car

Crash-happy fairground vehicle

A bumper car is a small electric vehicle driven around an enclosed arena at amusement parks, designed for riders to collide with one another.

The cars have rubber bumpers around the edges to absorb impact.

Also called dodgems, especially in British English: The kids spent all their tickets on the bumper cars.

fairground

dodgems

Fairground collision vehicles

fairground · midway · rides · attraction · ticket booth · queue · tokens · arena · track · rink

collision

crash

Sudden violent impact

  • smashBreak violently apart
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • bangSudden loud noise

jolt · knock · impact · rear-end · sideswipe · spin · ricochet · dodge · chase · ram

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

screams · excitement · thrill · joy · fun · family outing · birthday party · summer vacation · arcade · prizes

electric

motor

Energy-to-motion converter

charge · pole · spark · voltage · circuit · contact

Categories
Opposites
collision purpose

bumper carsafety vehicle

Transport for crisis response

ambulance · limousine · luxury car · race car

real-world vs. amusement context

bumper carroad car

Street-legal automobile

automobile · commuter car · passenger car · family car · daily driver

amusement ride intensity

bumper carroller coaster

Track with dramatic plunges

drop tower · thrill ride · Ferris wheel · carousel · merry-go-round

Family

car, bump, bumpy, cars, carriage, bumper, bumping, bumped, bumpkin

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G