Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Distracted Driving

Behavior which detracts from the focus necessary to operate an automobile safely.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Behavior which detracts from the focus necessary to operate an automobile safely.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Driving While Distracted
  • Inattentive Driving
  • Driving, Distracted
  • Driving, Inattentive
  • Driver Distraction
  • Distraction, Driver
  • Distractions, Driver
  • Driver Distractions

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Automobile Driving (2007-2016)

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Tree Number

  1. I03.125w.474w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Distracted Driving. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071826. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071826
  2. Distracted Driving. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distracted_driving
  3. Distracted Driving. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5283083