motor vehicle accidents
Traffic crash incidents
Collisions, crashes, or other incidents involving cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other motorized vehicles.
The phrase appears frequently in legal, insurance, and medical contexts: Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers.
Often abbreviated MVA in medical records and police reports.
The term is giving way to "motor vehicle crashes" in official usage, since "accident" implies unavoidability.
- distracted drivingVehicle control while mentally elsewhere
- road rageAggressive driving behavior
- injuriesBodily damage or harm
- seat beltsVehicle passenger restraints
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
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Careful vehicle operation
traffic safety · safe passage · collision avoidance · crash prevention · defensive driving
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Advanced years of life
natural causes · disease · illness · pedestrian accidents · falls
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