head-on collision
Direct frontal crash
A head-on collision is a crash where two vehicles strike each other front-to-front while traveling in opposite directions.
These are among the most dangerous accidents because the impact forces combine rather than deflect.
The phrase extends to any direct confrontation: a head-on collision between management and labor, Their worldviews were on a head-on collision course.
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- property damageHarm to possessions
- drunk drivingOperating vehicle while intoxicated
- wrong way driverOne driving against traffic
- reckless drivingUnsafe vehicle operation
crash · counterflow · impact · accident · wreck · lane discipline · t-bone · shunt · total loss · direct · smash · split second · crumple zone · pileup · airbag deployment · concussion · jaws of life · first responders
- crashesaccident, crash, pileup, wreck, rear-ended
- traffic incidentsaccident, car crash, pileup, fender bender, wreck
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- vehicle mishapscrash, rollover, jackknife, skid, fishtail
- crash forensicscrash scene, skid marks, point of impact, debris field, brake marks
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
head-on collisionrear-end collision
Crash into back
sideswipe · glancing blow · T-bone collision · side impact · rear-ender
head-on collisionnear miss
Narrowly averted incident
close call · collision avoidance · narrow escape · safe passage · evasive maneuver
head-on collisionavoidance
Deliberate keeping away
evasion · deflection · sidestepping · indirect approach · compromise
head, collision, collide, head-on, collided, collides, colliding