distracted driving
noun
driving a vehicle while engaging in an activity that has the potential to distract the driver from the task of driving.
distracted driver
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a word derived from
distracted driving.
Example Sentences
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But this couldn’t be chalked up to an impaired or distracted driver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Data showed a 12% increase in fatal crashes involving at least one distracted driver, with 3,522 people killed.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
The Kiefer Foundation is dedicated to his son, Mitchel, who was killed at age 18 in 2016 when a distracted driver rear-ended his car on a highway in Michigan.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
The death of a police officer killed by a distracted driver - along with stories of others who have died in distracted driving accidents - finally carried the day.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2019
Although she lives in a region largely defined by the automobile, she doesn’t like driving, in part because she’s a distracted driver herself.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2018
