distracted driver
Texting behind wheel
A distracted driver is someone operating a vehicle while their attention is diverted—typically by a phone, passengers, food, or dashboard controls.
The term rose to prominence with smartphones: Laws against distracted driving now carry stiff penalties.
A distracted driver may be more dangerous than a drunk one, since impairment is intermittent and unpredictable.
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- cellphonePortable wireless telephone
- looking downDirecting sight lower
- swervingTurning sharply aside
- changing lanesMoving between parallel routes
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- traffic hazardsspeeder, tailgater, red light runner, road rager, lane weaver
- error sourcestypos, bugs, glitches, bungler, fumbler
- travel troublesgetting lost, dead end, detour, flat tire, traffic jam
- driverstrucker, chauffeur, long haul trucker, car transporter, expediter
- daydreamersdaydreamer, dreamer, space cadet, head in clouds, stargazer
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