driver's side
noun
: the side of the car where the driver sits
The front door on the driver's side is scratched.
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According to Public Safety, the early investigation into the deadly crash appears to show that an SUV was trying to turn left out of a business driveway and onto Brookline Boulevard when the motorcycle hit the driver's side of the vehicle.
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Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Affected cars have driver's side airbags with connectors that may corrode, which could cause the airbag to not deploy and increase the risk of injury or death.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Police said when Hyde, 24, got out of the driver's side of the vehicle, she was hit by a westbound 2017 Toyota Corolla driven by 25-year-old Sheri Jones, who was allegedly attempting to avoid the vehicle in the roadway by driving her car around Hyde's car on the left.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Because that oversized bed was installed in a sleeper tent that folded out from the righthand driver's side of the camper box.
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New Atlas,
2 June 2026
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Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Affected cars have driver's side airbags with connectors that may corrode, which could cause the airbag to not deploy and increase the risk of injury or death.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Police said when Hyde, 24, got out of the driver's side of the vehicle, she was hit by a westbound 2017 Toyota Corolla driven by 25-year-old Sheri Jones, who was allegedly attempting to avoid the vehicle in the roadway by driving her car around Hyde's car on the left.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Because that oversized bed was installed in a sleeper tent that folded out from the righthand driver's side of the camper box.
—
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
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“Driver's side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20side. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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