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Crowe
Jan 28, 2020Explorer
So the helicopter crash that took Kobe Bryant was an accident? No one is to blame? Every "accident" has a cause and therefore there is no such thing as an accident. A reason can always be attached as to why something happened. Vehicle crashes are most always blamed on the excessive speed the operator chooses to use according to the NTSB.
Apples and oranges. That was a blatant disregard for weather conditions. Of course every accident has a cause-every event in life has a "cause". It's a question of whether or not the "cause" (or reason) was purposeful. I'm reasonably certain animals don't run out into traffic "on purpose" nor do cars hit obstacles they cannot see "on purpose". "Vehicle crashes are most always blamed on the excessive speed..." still leaves a lot of room for other causes.
I, too, am in the "bad luck" category. I've been driving for 40 years and have been involved in 12 or so accidents, none of which have been my fault. I have been side-swiped, rear-ended, had someone run a stop sign, and I broadsided someone who pulled out from behind a snowbank without stopping (his admission). They were all accidents. Preventable, but none-the-less still accidents because I don't think anyone got up that morning with the purpose of causing harm to someone else.
Apples and oranges. That was a blatant disregard for weather conditions. Of course every accident has a cause-every event in life has a "cause". It's a question of whether or not the "cause" (or reason) was purposeful. I'm reasonably certain animals don't run out into traffic "on purpose" nor do cars hit obstacles they cannot see "on purpose". "Vehicle crashes are most always blamed on the excessive speed..." still leaves a lot of room for other causes.
I, too, am in the "bad luck" category. I've been driving for 40 years and have been involved in 12 or so accidents, none of which have been my fault. I have been side-swiped, rear-ended, had someone run a stop sign, and I broadsided someone who pulled out from behind a snowbank without stopping (his admission). They were all accidents. Preventable, but none-the-less still accidents because I don't think anyone got up that morning with the purpose of causing harm to someone else.
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