That wreck was no accident, transportation officials now say | The Kansas City Star

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For government agencies working to prevent traffic fatalities, part of the solution has become making sure the public knows they aren’t accidents.

Safety agencies and transportation departments have moved away from the term “accident,” instead calling it a crash or wreck.

“In our society, language can be everything,” Mark Rosekind, director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said during a May forum on driving while drowsy at the Harvard School of Public Health. “How we describe this — I’ll just tell you, in my agency, crash is not an accident. When you use the word ‘accident,’ it’s like God made it happen.”

Most wrecks are caused by human error and are preventable. Speeding, drinking and driving, texting, driver multitasking or not wearing a seat belt are all top causes of traffic fatalities.

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That wreck was no accident, transportation officials now say | The Kansas City Star