Originally Posted by Pete Fagerlin
So an actual collision (look it up Mr. Head!) is required rather than the typical definition of accident?
Accident:
# An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm: car accidents on icy roads.
# An unforeseen incident: A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.
Semantics again? I will indulge you in your silliness once in this thread.
In the Oxford American English dictionary (anyone with a Mac can verify) the following definition for accident is given, which is the one I obviously intended by writing
car accident:
a crash involving road or other vehicles.
Did anyone else have a problem understanding?
Furthermore, it's not just a accident (HS™ definition in effect) that you've been involved in, say as a passenger, but only those where you were driving.
Right. I specified "AS A DRIVER", in the thread title, the poll question, and in the OP. Did you miss it?