Editing Driving (section)

== Etymology ==
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The origin of the term ''driver'', as recorded from the 15th century, refers to the occupation of driving [[working animal]]s, especially [[Packhorse|pack horses]] or [[draft horses]]. The verb ''to drive'' in origin means "to force to move, to impel by physical force". It is first recorded of electric railway drivers in 1889 and of a ''motor-car driver'' in 1896. Early alternatives were ''motorneer'',<ref>[[Century Dictionary]]; (1891)</ref> ''motor-man'', ''motor-driver'' or ''motorist''.  French favors "''conducteur''" (the English equivalent, "''[[:wikt:conductor|conductor]]''", being used—from the 1830s—not of the driver but of the person in charge of passengers and collecting fares), while German influenced areas adopted ''Fahrer'' (used of coach-drivers in the 18th century, but shortened about 1900 from the compound ''Kraftwagenfahrer''), and the verbs ''führen'', ''lenken'', ''steuern''—all with a meaning "steer, guide, navigate"—translating to ''conduire''.