Don't call it an accident.
https://www.thecut.com/2016/05/dont-...-accident.html
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The word “accident,” unlike “crash,” can connote an absence of blame, shifting responsibility away from the driver to make the whole thing seem like some unfortunate cosmic coincidence. "
https://www.zavodnicklaw.com/blog/do...t-an-accident/
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You see, if you allow someone to think something was an accident, then you are saying that it couldn’t have been avoided. And if it couldn’t have been avoided by acting differently, then why bother to change your conduct in the future-accidents happen right?"
https://www.coluccio-law.com/say-crash-not-accident/
"An “accident” is an event that is neither predictable nor preventable. The majority of car crashes are caused by a driver who is:
- Distracted;
- Inattentive;
- Speeding;
- Ignoring traffic signals;
- Making bad driving decisions; or
- Under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Other crashes may be the result of bad road design or unsafe vehicles.
These are predictable and preventable collisions, not “mistakes” or “mishaps. And certainly not “accidents.”
"Have you ever heard of a “plane accident”? The common phrase is “plane crash.”
That’s because we know that planes don’t just fall out of the sky. Something goes wrong. It may be purposeful, or it may be negligent.
But a plane crash is very rarely a “plane accident.”"