There's a mindset shift depending on how you view space allocation. Crash on a motorway because you spilled coffee on yourself? Ok, accident. Crash on a neighbourhood street where kids could be walking, cycling, playing, etc? Negligence, just as much as if you "accidentally" shot a kid while deer hunting at the playground.

But this is based on the idea that people have just as much right to be in the street as drivers do. Most people disagree with me on this, outside of urbanists and perhaps Dutch people.