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An accident is an unplanned event that sometimes has inconvenient or undesirable 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.

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  1. philip_rhoades

    NSW If I inform the police of a person who is driving an unregistered car and they do nothing - if there is an accident are the police liable?

    People, I think the subject pretty much covers it but it seems strange to me that police don't seem to interested in this dangerous situation and haven't done anything about it. If something bad DOES happen - shouldn't the police bear some of the responsibility? What should I do if that...
  2. Cjay

    NSW Car park accident

    I was parked in the main Rd of the car park reversing I had my car just about straight when me and another driver collided. I never seen her in my camera or mirrors she was approaching from one of the side streets of the car park turning into mine I was just about to go into drive when we...
  3. I raw it

    QLD Liability of accident

    Recently, my vehicle was involved in a crash in a parking lot. I had reversed out of my parking space and moving forward, then a car hit my car from the back damaging the rear of my vehile. I had done the checks and looked into the mirror before and while reversing and there was no cars coming...
  4. justinasir

    ACT Reversing accident

    Hi We are reversing our ute attached with a trailer from car port. when we are completely in the road the other party hit our trailer. His windscreen was covered with Frost and i saw in internet that its a offence to drive a car with frost in winter. we have camera footage that the other person...
  5. A

    WA car accident at intersection

    my son had a car accident at a intersection,when he approached the intersection at 20 km the lights turned green. he proceeded to move forward , a ute came from his right side and hit the front end on the the driver side. He reported this to the insurance company, and his girlfriend submitted a...
  6. P

    VIC Red light fine dispute. Car accident.

    Hello, In late December I was involved in a nasty car accident. The driver hit my passenger side and smashed my car to peices. I had checked the light before going through and it was definitely green. However while I was trapped in the car, the other driver and her friend began pulling cars...
  7. O

    QLD Car park accident & duty of care unloading trucks.

    Greetings Legal Minds, & thanks in advance. Can i begin with the short version. Can i load accident photo’s here ?..Mmm My 20 year old daughter pulled into a carpark 7 months ago in Sth Brisbane & her vehicle hit the rear hydraulic loading ramp of a delivery truck while he was unloading his...
  8. K

    SA Cost of repairs to (rented) vehicle payable by employee?

    My son works for a florist who rented a van from a car rental company for deliveries. He was asked to drive the vehicle and in the course of doing so accidentally scraped the roof whilst parking under a tree at the direction of the employer. Apparently, the cost of roof repairs (over $3000) is...
  9. D

    WA Car dealership wrote off car on test drive

    I have a friend who took her late model Mitsubishi suv to a dealership for a service. When she contacted them to collect it they requested more time and when she arrived at the end of the day she discovered her vehicle on a flat bed truck with the front end destroyed. The dealership had in the...
  10. J

    NSW 5 grand in damages on right turn accident, who's at fault?

    Hello I'm hoping someone out there can help me understand exactly who is at wrong when it comes to this accident. The accident happened in busy Sydney traffic at approx. 5:30pm. I was driving home from work happy that the day was finally over, but the last thing that I thought would meet me on...