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> You're trying to place blame on drivers of certain types of vehicles, and make a distinction between the behavior of those drivers and the "rest of us", putti
by throw0101c 4y ago
> You're trying to place blame on drivers of certain types of vehicles, and make a distinction between the behavior of those drivers and the "rest of us", putting them in an "other" category.
The behaviour of SUV drivers and non-SUV drivers can be exactly the same, but because of the sizes and masses involved with SUVs, the same event can cause much more damage when an SUV is involved.
* https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/new-study-suggests-todays-suvs-are-more-lethal-to-pedestrians-than-cars https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/new-study-suggests-todays-s...
* https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022437522000810?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00224...
> When car accidents […]
The word "accident" has the connotation that the event(s) couldn't be helped but ((almost) had to) happen. There is growing evidence that this is false:
* https://www.vox.com/23016529/there-are-no-accidents-jessie-singer https://www.vox.com/23016529/there-are-no-accidents-jessie-s...
Do a search on the phrase "crash not accident" for more on this.
- ThunderSizzle 4y agoAccident vs crash is a regional thing, not a implication that it was avoidable or unavoidable. If anything, accidents are not intended though, even if avoidable in hindsight, and if it was, it's not an accident, but definitely a crime.