Originally posted by Maverick
BTW Mark did not say there were no accidents. He specifically said crashes due to mistakes people make. Collisions by far are the results of negligent operation of a motor vehicle however unintentional. Again that is a part of the definition of negligence as well in both in common usage and legal terminology. There is a cause to the collision and the vast majority of it is due to the operator not complying with a law or exercising due care in the operation of the vehicle which is also covered by law. Of the ones I investigated there were very few that I could not determine who created it. Most of those was because either one or both sides were not telling me what really happened (IE red light & fail to yield) and there were no independent witnesses.
This is what he said:
Originally posted by Mark Luper
Why to they call crashes caused by someone's mistake accidents? Accidents don't happen, someone screws up somewhere down the line every time.
Mark
And it is a misnomer. Whether someone made a mistake or not is inconsequential to the meaning of the word "accident". As long as it is unintentional it is by definition an accident. Why is this so difficult to understand?
Originally posted by Maverick
You need to come up with something different rather than merely repeat the same definition over again.
It seems I have to. For some reason the definition of "accident" doesn't seem to sink in for some people.
ac·ci·dent
n.
1.
1. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm: car accidents on icy roads.
2. An unforeseen incident: A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.
3. An instance of involuntary urination or defecation in one's clothing.
2. Lack of intention; chance: ran into an old friend by accident.
3. Logic. A circumstance or attribute that is not essential to the nature of something.
You may disagree with this definition, that is your right ... However in doing you will only be confirming that while you are indeed speaking (well ... writing actually), you are not speaking English. And neither is Mr. Luper.