06-13-2018, 12:52 PM
(06-13-2018, 11:07 AM)KevinL Wrote: "Accident" gives too much of a sense that it was all due to random chance. Often it's not the case; someone made a poor choice that led to this happening (whether distracted driving, speeding, poor movement on the road, failure to signal, or whatever). "Crash" gives a more flat and open indication of the occurrence, and leaves room for a causation to be applied later.
Yes, I understand that the safety professionals like to avoid the use of "accident" because that's something that you can't prevent. Collisions are preventable and better design can help avoid them.