distracted driver
noun [ C ] US uk/dɪˌstræk.tɪd ˈdraɪ.vər/ us/dɪˌstræk.tɪd ˈdraɪ.vɚ/
（不专心开车的）分心司机
someone who is trying to do something else, for example use a mobile phone, at the same time as driving
Each year, an estimated 284,000 distracted drivers are involved in serious crashes. 据估计，每年有284,000名司机因开车时分心而造成严重的交通事故。
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- Cell phone use was blamed for only 1.5% of the accidents caused by distracted drivers.
- To help decrease the number of accidents caused by distracted drivers, we are distributing 500 hands-free cellular phone devices.
- Distracted drivers are the most common cause of the crashes at the intersection, he said.
- Four teens were killed when a distracted driver slammed into a tree.