Originally Posted by
RubeRad
Interesting that you say that. I hear the same messaging a lot from the War On Cars podcast. Their point is the term "accident" is (unconsciously) used by the public and the media to minimize liability/responsibility of car drivers, to the detriment of the rights of pedestrians and cyclists to equal/fair use of public infrastructure.
Exactly. Don't forget badly designed streets; poor infrastructure that allows and encourages bad driving shoulders a fair amount of responsibility.
I've been encouraging a couple of local news outlets to drop the a-word, and it's worked. I'm pleased to see that our local law enforcement agencies have also started using "crash" in their reports.
The War on Cars didn't start the movement; I don't know who did. But you can send your local news folks here.
https://crashnotaccident.com/