Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The driver, heedless of the school zone signage, failed to decelerate to 25mph.

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To take heed would mean to pay attention to instruction. To be heedless means to be careless, or to not pay attention to instructions.
In this sentence, the driver is careless and does not pay attention to the school zone signs that instruct drivers to slow down.

Select the Meaning of the Underlined Word in the Sentence