This word describes a small accident that involves little damange to the vehicles involved: Fender bender or pile-up?
Fender bender
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When multiple cars hit each other, this is called a COLLISION/PILE-UP, and they often occur when the weather and road conditions are bad.
Pile up
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Sometimes a car hits a person, but instead of stopping, the driver of the car drives away. This type of accident is called a hit and.......
run
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A ................ collision (often called simply rear-end or in the UK a shunt) occurs when a vehicle crashes into the one in front of it.
rear-end collision
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When a vehicle tips on its side or roof during a crash, it's known as a....
roll-over
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Side impacts, also known as ........ , occur when the side of a vehicle is struck by the front or rear of another vehicle. Side impact collisions often result in more serious injuries than front or rear-end crashes
T-bone accident
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A cause of accident because of driving faster than the speed limit
speeding
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– this is when one car drives extremely close behind another car. It’s dangerous because if the first car stops suddenly, the second car will not have time to stop
Tailgating
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Cause: driving under the influence of alcohol. To test for the level of alcohol in a driver’s blood, police use a breathalyzer test.
drunk-driving
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driving dangerously, not carefully – for example, people who change lanes without using the turn signal, or who drive impatiently and without careful observation or consideration
Reckless-driving
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when a driver gets angry at another driver, and begins driving aggressively
Road-rage
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– when the driver is paying attention to other things – for example, their cell phone – and not watching the road.