Originally Posted by
JeffS
Numerous reasons? Name five, other than:
- improperly maintained equipment
- improperly trained driver
- failure of the driver to handle their car properly given the present situationsThe only one I can think of is some type of unavoidable outside influence
- a deer runs through your windshield
Ice, rain, sharp turn, kid was screaming, none of those are acceptable reasons for me.
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Obviously the public doesn't agree with me. That's obvious from their inability to use a word other than "accident" to describe a car crash - that is almost exclusively caused by a failure to operate the vehicle in a competent manner.
Car beside suddenly changing lanes
Wind gust
Low noise that startled driver
Helicopter suddenly flies over
Bee inside car
Avoiding object in the road
Cell phone rings
Reaction to medication
Sneezing
Coughing spell
Spilled coffee
Lens falling out of eyeglasses
Worrying about a sick relative
I could go on and on but there are things that cause even the most careful driver to loose attention and control of their car. They aren't reasons for people to go to jail.