Originally Posted by
HoustonB
"How can we avoid such accidents?" - Accidents? What is it with all you people that keep using the word "accident"? At a minimum, this incident was gross negligence / dangerous driving by the first driver and proven DUI by the second.
WTF makes it an accident? Why are there so freaking many apologists on these boards that [almost always] want to give the benefit of the doubt to the motorists?
If you all have even the slightest desire to do yourself and the cycling community any help whatsoever - then try to correct the incessant use of the term "accident" by others.
All accidents have causes. Often they can be identified. At least in American English any vehicular crash can be properly be termed an accident. This accident may, for example, been caused by a negligent truck driver. It could have been caused by stick on the side of the road. It could have been caused by a cyclist sneeze at exactly the wrong time.
ac·ci·dent/ˈaksidənt/Noun
1. An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.
2. A crash involving road or other vehicles, typically one that causes serious damage or