Words matter. Using "crash" instead of "accident" has an impact on how blame is placed. "Neutral language is essential when reporting on road crashes," says multi-TRB committee member & #NCHRP panel contributor @DrTaraGoddard via @carltonreid in @Forbes https://t.co/4BcZqupb7I https://t.co/wnRa2LGNoN

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Words matter. Using "crash" instead of "accident" has an impact on how blame is placed. "Neutral language is essential when reporting on road crashes," says multi-TRB committee member & #NCHRP panel contributor @DrTaraGoddard via @carltonreid in @Forbes https://t.co/4BcZqupb7I pic.twitter.com/wnRa2LGNoN

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Words matter. Using "crash" instead of "accident" has an impact on how blame is placed. "Neutral language is essential when reporting on road crashes," says multi-TRB committee member & #NCHRP panel contributor @DrTaraGoddard via @carltonreid in @Forbes https://t.co/4BcZqupb7I https://t.co/wnRa2LGNoN http://twitter.com/NASEMTRB/status/1196519725448212480 https://t.co/4BcZqupb7I November 19, 2019 at 05:05AM