distracted drivers
Phone-checking road hazards
Distracted drivers are motorists whose attention is diverted from the road—typically by phones, passengers, food, or dashboard controls.
The phrase appears constantly in traffic safety campaigns and accident reports: Distracted drivers cause thousands of deaths annually.
Laws against texting while driving specifically target distracted drivers.
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- cellphonePortable wireless telephone
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- crashSudden violent impact
- swervingTurning sharply aside
inattentive · split second · reckless · tailgating · speeding · highway · collision · honking · brake · steering · windshield · glancing · scrolling · looking away · paying attention · passenger · radio · eating
- traffic offendersspeeders, red light runners, tailgaters, road ragers
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
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