Re:Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving
by jjav on Monday April 19, 2021 @03:26AM
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> Every crash that is not deliberate is an accident.
If you were to define the word "accident" as "everything not deliberate", then, sure ok. But that's not how the word is typically used.
There are vanishingly few real accidents in traffic. Nearly all crashes are also not intentional.
The vast middle is crashes due to driver incompetence or negligence. Not intentional, but totally avoidable if the driver had done their job (pay attention, be lucid, have suitable skills).
People like to call things "accidents" because it shifts blame to destiny. But reality is that nearly all crashes could have been avoided by the driver.
If you were to define the word "accident" as "everything not deliberate", then, sure ok. But that's not how the word is typically used.
There are vanishingly few real accidents in traffic. Nearly all crashes are also not intentional.
The vast middle is crashes due to driver incompetence or negligence. Not intentional, but totally avoidable if the driver had done their job (pay attention, be lucid, have suitable skills).
People like to call things "accidents" because it shifts blame to destiny. But reality is that nearly all crashes could have been avoided by the driver.