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noun
driving a vehicle while engaging in an activity that has the potential to distract the driver from the task of driving: Bans on cell phone use in cars will help to reduce the dangers of distracted driving.
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Origin of distracted driving
First recorded in 1995–2000
OTHER WORDS FROM distracted driving
distracted driver, nounWords nearby distracted driving
distorted, distortion, distr., distract, distracted, distracted driving, distractibility, distraction, distractive, distractor, distrail
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How to use distracted driving in a sentence
Now, though, those Tesla games can apparently be played even when the car is moving, a feature that could run afoul of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guidelines and state laws designed to combat distracted driving.
You can now play video games on a Tesla screen when the car is in motion|Kyle Orland|December 7, 2021|Ars TechnicaThere was nothing from the cellphone that indicated any type of distracted driving.