texting and driving
Fatal phone distraction
Texting and driving is the dangerous practice of reading or sending text messages while operating a motor vehicle.
The phrase typically appears in safety campaigns, laws, and news coverage of accidents: She was cited for texting and driving.
The behavior has become a leading cause of distracted-driving crashes, prompting bans in most U.S. states.
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- crashSudden violent impact
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
eyes off the road · phone · screen · swerving · dangerous · reckless · highway · steering · notification · glancing · look up · fatal · collision · cellphone · thumbs · behind the wheel · message · alert
- Road Safetyseatbelt, stop sign, speed limit, crosswalk, traffic light
- PSAsPSA, anti-smoking campaigns, PSAs, health campaigns, anti-drug ads