3mo ago

National Highways to stop using the word ‘accident’ in UK

www.fleetnews.co.uk National Highways to stop using the word ‘accident’

National Highways move branded a ‘significant step forward’ in recognising the preventable nature of road collisions.

This is really a big step in my opinion, as language choices can shape opinions, as the article states "a ‘significant step forward’ in recognizing the preventable nature of road collisions."

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in UK
Now they call it an "oopsie whoopsie automobiley dealy"
- The official new word is "collision".
  Also "accident" is being phased out in recognition of the fact that crashes should be prevented, not considered an unavoidable or acceptable downside of automobile use.
  Accident implies there is no culpability.
  
  I think the poster was making a joke based on this image (or similar ones):
  
  The official new word is “collision”.
  Oopsie, I just had a collision in my underwear.
  
  While I suspect you're just trying to be funny, this could be read as an attempt to trivialize car-related fatalities by comparing automobile accidents to bowel malfunctions.
  People don't usually die from pissing themselves.
  Edit: I'm not trying to shit on anyone's fun, but I leave comments like this because I don't like the idea of some hypothetical lurker even accidentally walking away with misinterpretations.
  It's like how you can make fun of bigots using sarcasm, but sometimes they just take you seriously, and walk away thinking you're one of them. I hate when that happens, and sometimes you wont even know if it did.
  
  It's not trying when you nail it.
  
  Ok, then it's succeeding at two things.
  I wasn't commenting on the comedic merit.
  
  You're right but it's very clearly just a thread where everyone shits on the UK
  
  Shites*
  
  That doesn't mean people who'd read that comment and go "yeah, you tell em" won't wander in.
  They'd not even have to interact to walk away thinking they got their word in, and that others agree with them.
  
  You're right, but it comes off as finger wagging/buzzkill
  
  There goes the automobile industry's last bits of influence on the public at minimizing the mechanical death machines
  
  /s for those browsing all
  
  No sarcasm
  
  Huh? You are genuinely claiming that the word "accident" was the only remaining lever capital had to influence the public??
- In your head, is the whole country Mr Bean?
  
  No, there's also the violent mobs with no teeth but only literally, the queen(?) and mold
  
  So long as you have a balanced and fair view
  PS. Its spelt mould, ignorant colonist
  
  Well, there are Mrs Beans too, I'm sure.

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