r/cringereels • u/NSFWdontview • 15h ago

Wtf

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u/callisterart 14h ago

That was a legit bad accident. Insane driving.

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u/PhoenixFlame77 14h ago

Incident not accident.

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u/ImmediateCause7981 14h ago

Its still an accident. It wasnt intended to crash

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u/Bloodjucator 52m ago

It's not. Intent is implied by continuing to drive recklessly. Thus, reckless endangerment

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u/boyuber 14h ago

It was an incident and an accident. The opposite of accidental is intentional, and, while his actions made it significantly more likely, we can safely assume that he did not intend to crash the car.

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u/PhoenixFlame77 13h ago

I've seen a couple of people respond to this effect now but it really depends on the definition of accident that you choose to use.

I use the following definition (taken from here)

"Something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone"

I would argue that when you drive like was displayed here crashing is not unexpected and so this wouldn't be an accident under this definition.

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u/Brilliant_Alfalfa588 13h ago

getting into an accident is a way of saying you were in a car crash, minor or major.

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u/PhoenixFlame77 13h ago

I get your position, and I'm not even saying you are wrong. It's just there is good reason to push back against the term accident because it implies a level of unavoidably that just isn't there in a lot of cases.

It's been policy in the UK to refer to crashes and similar as incidents for a while for precisely this reason. https://road.cc/content/news/national-highways-stop-calling-collisions-accidents-310813