as in drivers
a person who travels by automobile
environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels
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Recent Examples of motorists
Forecasters warned of poor visibility and icy road conditions, urging motorists to travel with extra food and water in case they became stranded.
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Associated Press, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Cassell had fallen asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and landed in a deep ditch, out of sight of passing motorists.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
This innovative technology allows motorists to safely take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Sustaining two compound fractures in both of her legs and pinned inside the vehicle, Cassell could do little more than yell for help, which couldn't be heard by motorists, as Cassell and her vehicle were too far down from the road.
—Ron Wilkins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The alert follows similar pleas to motorists issued by several other states lately, with car owners in California and Texas urged to temporarily avoid driving gas- and diesel-powered vehicles and refrain from visiting gas stations.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Yet in 2019, another study found that additional repairs were needed to get motorists across the Kansas River and BNSF Rail Yard safely.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
South Florida motorists will soon see more of BusPatrol’s violation notices.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The lane isn’t wide enough for two lanes but the change would help motorists exiting the center, O’Sullivan said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Associated Press, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Cassell had fallen asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and landed in a deep ditch, out of sight of passing motorists.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
This innovative technology allows motorists to safely take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Sustaining two compound fractures in both of her legs and pinned inside the vehicle, Cassell could do little more than yell for help, which couldn't be heard by motorists, as Cassell and her vehicle were too far down from the road.
—Ron Wilkins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The alert follows similar pleas to motorists issued by several other states lately, with car owners in California and Texas urged to temporarily avoid driving gas- and diesel-powered vehicles and refrain from visiting gas stations.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Yet in 2019, another study found that additional repairs were needed to get motorists across the Kansas River and BNSF Rail Yard safely.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
South Florida motorists will soon see more of BusPatrol’s violation notices.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The lane isn’t wide enough for two lanes but the change would help motorists exiting the center, O’Sullivan said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Motorists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorists. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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