Why we say "crash" and not "accident"

Talking Michigan Transportation · Nov 7, 2019 · 21m

On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Jeff talks about the reason safety experts insist on the term “crash” instead of “accident.” His guest is Lloyd Brown, director of communications at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), who has been advocating on the issue since his days at the Washington State Department of Transportation two decades ago. He wrote about the issue in his blog after MDOT produced a video on the topic.

Later, they discuss the results of a number of transportation ballot issues decided Tuesday in cities and states…