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Meaning of "dangerous driving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DANGEROUS DRIVING

dangerous driving  [ˈdeɪndʒərəs ˈdraɪvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DANGEROUS DRIVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dangerous driving is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DANGEROUS DRIVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dangerous driving

In United Kingdom law, dangerous driving is a statutory offence. It is also a term of art used in the definition of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving. It replaces the former offence of reckless driving.

Definition of dangerous driving in the English dictionary

The definition of dangerous driving in the dictionary is the act of driving a motor vehicle in a manner that falls far below that expected of a competent and careful driver and hence puts the life of the driver and the lives of other road users at risk.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DANGEROUS DRIVING


conniving
kəˈnaɪvɪŋ
craving
ˈkreɪvɪŋ
diving
ˈdaɪvɪŋ
driving
ˈdraɪvɪŋ
energy-saving
ˈɛnədʒɪseɪvɪŋ
engraving
ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ
freediving
ˈfriːdaɪvɪŋ
giving
ˈɡɪvɪŋ
living
ˈlɪvɪŋ
paving
ˈpeɪvɪŋ
raving
ˈreɪvɪŋ
reviving
rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ
saving
ˈseɪvɪŋ
shaving
ˈʃeɪvɪŋ
skydiving
ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ
striving
ˈstraɪvɪŋ
surviving
səˈvaɪvɪŋ
thanksgiving
ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ
thriving
ˈθraɪvɪŋ
unconniving
ˌʌnkəˈnaɪvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DANGEROUS DRIVING

danewort
dang
danger
danger area
danger list
danger man
danger money
danger point
danger signal
danger zone
dangerless
dangerous
dangerous offender
dangerously
dangerousness
dangle
dangler
dangling participle
danglingly
dangly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DANGEROUS DRIVING

assisted living
caregiving
careless driving
clean-living
cost of living
deceiving
deep-sea diving
drink-driving
drunk driving
ducking and diving
dumpster diving
free-living
health-giving
high living
leaving
life-giving
nonliving
reckless driving
scuba diving
standard of living
unforgiving

Synonyms and antonyms of dangerous driving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dangerous driving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DANGEROUS DRIVING

Find out the translation of dangerous driving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dangerous driving from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dangerous driving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

危险驾驶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conducción peligrosa
570 millions of speakers

English

dangerous driving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खतरनाक ड्राइविंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيادة الخطرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опасное вождение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condução perigosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপজ্জনক ড্রাইভিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conduite dangereuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memandu berbahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefährliche Fahr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危険運転
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위험 운전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbebayani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lái xe nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபத்தான ஓட்டுநர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धोकादायक ड्रायव्हिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlikeli sürüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guida pericolosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebezpieczna jazda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпечне водіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de conducere periculos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικίνδυνη οδήγηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevaarlike ry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

farlig körning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

farlig kjøring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dangerous driving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DANGEROUS DRIVING»

The term «dangerous driving» is regularly used and occupies the 92.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DANGEROUS DRIVING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dangerous driving» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dangerous driving» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dangerous driving

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DANGEROUS DRIVING»

Discover the use of dangerous driving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dangerous driving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Driving Offences: Law, Policy and Practice
The TRL s questions were based on examples of conduct amounting to careless and dangerous driving contained in the CPS Charging Standard According to the TRL: 'a major difference between Dangerous Driving and Careless Driving ...
Sally Cunningham, 2008
2
Drunk Driving: An American Dilemma
Clearly, society wants to prevent dangerous driving. The existence of the drunk driving laws reflects a judgment that the traffic laws that proscribe various forms of dangerous driving bring the criminal law into the picture too late. The prohibition  ...
James B. Jacobs, 1989
3
Lacey, Wells and Quick Reconstructing Criminal Law: Text and ...
Causing death by dangerous driving is less well tolerated nowadays. As a result of safety campaigns, and improved car and road design, the number of fatal accidents has decreased by nearly 40 per cent in the last 20 years, the number of  ...
Celia Wells, Oliver Quick, 2010
4
Road Traffic
It is worth noting that authorised off-road motoring events are excluded from the offence of dangerous driving (s 13A of the RTA 1988). In addition, dangerous driving also applies to cycling. 'Dangerous' cycling, pursuant to s 28 of the RTA 1988 ...
Martin Hannibal, Stephen Hardy, 2001
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Practice Notes on Road Traffic Law 2/e
It is worth noting that authorised off-road motoring events are excluded from the offence of dangerous driving (s 13A of the RTA 1988). In addition, dangerous driving also applies to cycling. 'Dangerous' cycling, pursuant to s 28 ofthe RTA 1988, ...
Martin Hannibal, Stephen Hardy, 2013
6
New Transportation Research Progress
The other relevant personal factor in the present study was gender, which interacted with the dangerous driving movie in predicting speed. In general this confirms previous research that gender is a significant predictor of aspects of dangerous ...
Filip Gustavsson, 2008
7
Advanced Criminal Litigation in Practice
The offence of dangerous driving was not in fact an entirely new one. It was on the statute books until 1977, when it was replaced by 'reckless driving'. The offence of reckless driving, which was not statutorily defined, gave rise to voluminous ...
James Griffiths, 2010
8
Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2012
Offences carrying obligatory disqualification are shown in the following list: ○○ causing death by dangerous driving and manslaughter; ○○ dangerous driving within three years of a similar conviction; ○○ driving or attempting to drive while  ...
David Lowe, 2011
9
Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2014
The previous charge of reckless driving was replaced from 1 July 1992 by a charge of 'dangerous' driving. A person is to be regarded as driving dangerously if the way he drives 'falls far short of what would be expected of a competent and  ...
David Lowe, Clive Pidgeon, 2014
10
Card, Cross & Jones: Criminal Law
52 It would be different if the original, unaltered state of the vehicle made the manner ofthe driving dangerous.353 8.156 For the purposes of both types of dangerous driving, 'dangerous' is defined by the RTA 1988, s 2A(3). It refers to danger ...
Richard Card, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DANGEROUS DRIVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dangerous driving is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Off-road biker gets jail sentence for dangerous driving
Off-road biker gets jail sentence for dangerous driving. Joshua Blake narrowly avoided a police officer on a zebra crossing. Credit: South Wales ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
2
Norfolk PCC's son accused of causing death by dangerous driving
The son of Norfolk's Police and Crime Commissioner who's accused of causing death by dangerous driving was found with traces of cocaine in ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
3
Woman admits dangerous driving at illegal rave in Twyford Wood …
A 20-year-old woman admitted a charge of dangerous driving when she appeared before Lincoln Crown Court. Chelsea Rianne Harvey, of ... «Grantham Journal, Jul 15»
4
Postman hit by train avoids dangerous driving charge
A postman who was seriously injured after his van was in collision with a train has had a dangerous driving charge against him dismissed. «Mayo News, Jul 15»
5
Henry Bett faces trial accused of death by dangerous driving
A jury has been sworn in for the trial of the son of a police and crime commissioner (PCC) accused of causing death by dangerous driving. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
6
Graphic PSA's combat dangerous driving habits
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The state is going for shock value in a new advertisement campaign to combat DWI and texting while driving. «KRQE News 13, Jul 15»
7
Mercy for Leeds dad whose dangerous driving killed son, 7
Mosa admitted five charges of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving and was facing a prison sentence as a deterrent. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
8
Death by dangerous driving motorist jailed
Trojanowski, 41, of Weston, was sent down for 54 months after pleading guilty at Bristol Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving. He was also ... «This is The West Country, Jul 15»
9
Son of retired brigadier held for dangerous driving
THE son of a retired brigadier in the T&T Defence Force was arrested yesterday morning on charges of dangerous driving, driving without a ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
10
Three men arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and …
​​A 15-year girl has been taken to hospital and three men have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, people trafficking and ... «Harlow Star, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dangerous driving [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dangerous-driving>. May 2024 ».
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