distracted driving

American  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• distracted driver
  noun

Etymology

Origin of distracted driving

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

Still, skit or not, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday that distracted driving is no joke.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Strayer's past research into multitasking and distracted driving associated with cellphone use has drawn national attention.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

Contemporary traffic safety messaging that is focused on familiar problems like distracted driving is far less likely to do anything.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2024

While Washington legislators have made laws around distracted driving and maliciously sending explicit images on cellphones, Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, said the matter of school cellphone policies “will strongly be a local issue.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

In a subsequent paragraph, Terryl observed that the Utah public schools have a class on distracted driving in their driver’s education class.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel