What is Accident: Definition and 107 Discussions

An accident is an unplanned event that sometimes has inconvenient, undesirable or even disastrous consequences, other times being inconsequential. The occurrence of such an event may or may not have unrecognized or unaddressed risks contributing to its cause. Most scientists who study unintentional injury avoid using the term "accident" and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. O

    Accident probability homework

    Please focus on my numerical answers and let me know if they are correct. Thanks 1. The probability that someone recovers from an accident is .8. Suppose 20 people are known to have been in accidents. a. What is the probability that exactly 14 recover? 20 choose 14 * .8^14 * .2^6...
  2. C

    Have you ever been in a car accident while driving?

    Today something totally unexpected happened as I was coming home from school. I got into a car accident. Don't worry, guys, I'm fine and so is the other guy, but I tell you that totally shook me up emotionally. I never thought it would happen. Who does? Anyway, it happened and I got to deal with...
  3. T

    What Are the Rules and Techniques Used in Accident Investigation?

    I was curious to what rules Police accident investigation people use to work out the speed of cars before accidents. Also an explanation of how these work would be useful as well. I have also herd but i don't know how true it is that the coefficient of friction from any make of tyre is about...
  4. G

    Almost died in car accident today

    Hey all, just thought I would share my harrowing near-experience with death I went through just a few hours ago. I was driving my vette from LA back to my house in San Jose today on 101 (driving insanely fast of course, stupid of me) when I came up on a two lane stretch that seemed pretty empty...
  5. Arctic Fox

    Where can I find the Columbia accident re-entry video?

    I saw a video of Columbia’s re-entry I think on FOX news. It showed the shuttle going from the right side of the image to the left, the camera’s POV was looking at the rear engines. It seemed as if the shuttle was turned 90 degrees clock-wise from what a normal entry is suppose to be (nose...
  6. Werdatothewise

    Can Spontaneity Help Rebuild Identity After a Life-Altering Accident?

    'splaing to do... I don't know if I am coming or going. But, I am not leaving the forum. I just said, "Good-bye" earlier. <shrug> I am enjoying this forum, the posts, the reads and topics. (Greg? You can keep the $25.00 fee) I have to tell you (those reading this) that I am a very...
  7. Tsu

    Bricklayer's Hilarious Accident Report

    TOO funny! I don't know how true this is, but I was CRACKING UP! (Rec'd via email) AUSTRALIAN BRICKLAYER REPORT Possibly the funniest story in a long while. This is a bricklayer's accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the Australian equivalent of the Workers'...
Back
Top