On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Big Bill > wrote:
>>On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:49:30 -0800, John David Galt
> wrote:
>>
>>>Robert F Merrill wrote:
>>>> You're wrong. In order for a collision not to be an accident, you have to
>>>> intend to collide with them. A collision which no one intended to happen is
>>>> an accident, but someone can still be at fault.
>>>
>>>I'm glad _some_body on this group understands the English language.
>>>Saying it's "not an accident" is accusing one of the drivers of doing it
>>>deliberately. And everybody knows it.
>>
>>Wrong. Look up "accident".
>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.
>
>From Merriam-Webster online
>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance"
> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE"
> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from
> carelessness or ignorance"
> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event
> especially when injurious"
> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is
> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the
> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought"
> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or
> circumstance"
>
>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b,
>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily
>at fault)

Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes.

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Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"