過労運転(かろううんてん)

かろううんてん
noun
driving while overtired; fatigued driving
formallegaltransportation
1. driving while dangerously fatigued
Operating a vehicle in a state of exhaustion, illness, or medication that makes safe driving impossible. Prohibited by the Road Traffic Act, and the offense employers are charged with when they force such schedules on drivers.
過労運転(かろううんてん)は法律(ほうりつ)で禁(きん)じられている。
Driving while overtired is prohibited by law.
事故(じこ)の原因(げんいん)は過労運転(かろううんてん)だとみられている。
Fatigued driving is believed to have caused the accident.
会社(かいしゃ)は運転手(うんてんしゅ)に過労運転(かろううんてん)をさせたとして、責任(せきにん)を問(と)われた。
The company was held responsible for having made its drivers work while dangerously fatigued.

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Compare: 居眠(いねむ)り運転(うんてん) (falling asleep at the wheel)
Compare: 飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん) (drunk driving)
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