HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
It's never an accident somewhere down the line is a causation factor. The better quality safety stuff has stopped referring to things as accidents and uses the terms Personal Injury Collisions or Road Traffic Collisions.
Be prepared for an accident
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It's never an accident somewhere down the line is a causation factor. The better quality safety stuff has stopped referring to things as accidents and uses the terms Personal Injury Collisions or Road Traffic Collisions.
Alex321
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THat is because far too many peolpe wrongly think "an accident" means "unavoidable".
While I don't mind them using other terms, i do get annoyed by people who suggest it isn't an accident, because all they are actually saying is that they don't understand the meaning of the word.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
More people get annoyed/ upset by people using the term 'accident' for something which actually has a cause unintentional or not; hence why more and more events are being described as collisions. If you want to continue using the term thats your choice but people are moving on.
All uphill
Still rolling along
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- Somerset
"Be prepared for an accident"
I take great care to prepare to avoid a collision.
Good bike maintenance, good road positioning, good observation and clear signals have worked well in my first 65 years of cycling.
I can recall three 'accidents' I've had in that time. Two failures of observation and anticipation in my teens, one failure of maintenance in my 60s. All could have been avoided if I had taken a little bit more care.
I take great care to prepare to avoid a collision.
Good bike maintenance, good road positioning, good observation and clear signals have worked well in my first 65 years of cycling.
I can recall three 'accidents' I've had in that time. Two failures of observation and anticipation in my teens, one failure of maintenance in my 60s. All could have been avoided if I had taken a little bit more care.
Alex321
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- South Wales
I know language evolves, but all the dictionaries I have looked still have the same main definition.
I don't mind at all people or organisations using other words. But I DO mind when people actually say "it isn't an accident" when according to the definition it is.
And that certainly meets the definition of this thread title.
classic33
Leg End Member
How is it classified as an accident if the driver knowingly decides to drive too close or cuts across your path of travel, for their convenience?
classic33
Leg End Member
Now explain that with a driverless car as one part of the accident!
Alex321
Guru
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- South Wales
If the driver deliberately drives into you, that is not an accident. If he makes a mistake and hits you, that is an accident. As oldhippy says, almost all accidents are the result of human error.
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
The lack of technical ability designed by humans to cover every eventuality in their rush to get stuff out there before anyone else @classic33
classic33
Leg End Member
Apart from that not being what he said, is it?
