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I’m speeding through a school zone at 60km/h… I didnt INTEND to kill anyone, but i didnt see the crosswalk and mowed down a bunch of pedestrians.

This is not an accident. Entirely preventable. Intent doesnt matter

The vast majority of car collisions are entirely avoidable.

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ngdev@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s still an accident. Just look up the definition. I’d wager to say most accidents are entirely preventable as well, but that’s not what determines whether something was an accident

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helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This is not an accident. Entirely preventable. Intent doesnt matter

This is quite literally the opposite of the truth. You should consult a dictionary.

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- Pipoca@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  accident. Noun. something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone
  
  It’s partly about it being preventable, but mostly about it being expected.
  
  The expected outcome of drunk driving or speeding through crosswalks is hitting someone. It’s preventable by not driving drunk or not speeding.
  
  A careful driver in the Netherlands killing a cyclist in a city center on a 20mph road is unexpected and fairly surprising - that would be a true accident. A drunk driver hitting someone on an American stroad is depressingly normal. It’s hard to call it an accident.
  
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