Originally Posted by
noimagination
So, the actual, literal, documented definition, you say, "doesn't exist".
No. That's your reading comprehension failure. I didn't say it didn't exist (go back and read it again).
Originally Posted by
noimagination
And, you're wrong that people interpret the word "accident" to mean an event that "couldn't have been avoided".
- I had an "accident", I peed my pants. That could have been avoided by using the bathroom, or wearing a diaper, or drinking less fluid, or....
- I bumped into you by accident. That could have been avoided by paying attention, or by staying still.
- I accidentally left my phone at home. That could have been avoided by checking my pockets before leaving the house.
And so on, and so on.
So, peeing in your pants is the same thing as a collision that might actually kill people?
This sort of usage is part of why some people object to the use of "accident" to describe collisions. The word tends to
trivialize the responsibility drivers are supposed to adhere to.