reckless driving
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈrɛkləs ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
- Formal
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conducción temeraria
- She received a hefty fine for reckless driving when she ran a red light and nearly caused an accident.
- drag racing and reckless driving
- exposure to reckless driving
They can exhibit A controlling or abusive behaviour or even risky behaviour like reckless driving for example.
- They can exhibit A controlling or abusive behaviour or even risky behaviour like reckless driving for example.
- I will never get a reckless driving charge again because I have committed to not making that mistake again.
- They charged me with speeding, reckless driving, dangerous driving, failing to stop ABH on a police officer.
Examples
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The police arrested him for reckless driving after he swerved through traffic without slowing down.
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I'm citing you for 11 miles over the speed limit and reckless driving.
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I will never get a reckless driving charge again because I have committed to not making that mistake again.
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Ten of those were for speed and reckless driving, and three were for driving on a suspended license!
Blog text (31) -
I'm citing you for speeding and reckless driving.
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Now, Grady, that's what I call a pure case of reckless driving.
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In brief, the vignette told of a 25-year-old woman who was stopped by a police officer for reckless driving.
Academic text (2001) -
"The charges include damage to private property, reckless driving, possession of a controlled substance, and operation of dangerous equipment within city limits," Mr. Hardy said as he drove Tom toward his home.
Fiction book (2001) -
They charged me with speeding, reckless driving, dangerous driving, failing to stop ABH on a police officer.
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The next highest number of violations were reported as failure to stop at a stop sign (11%), failure to stop at a red light (8%), reckless driving (4.3%), and drag racing (4.2%).
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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5.2
Acting without caring about danger or what might happen
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7.5
Serious carelessness that puts other people at risk of harm or death
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5.6
Acting or speaking quickly without thinking about the bad results
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8.8
A careless failure to take normal care that causes or could cause harm
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'operating a vehicle without regard for safety' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'reckless' (showing a lack of concern for safety) with 'driving' (the act of operating a vehicle). This adjective+noun composition follows a standard compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Reckless driving comes from the picture of a person who is reckless—'without care'—while driving, speeding, turning suddenly, and ignoring signs and people. So, reckless driving means 'to drive a vehicle without regard for the safety of people or property'.