rear-end collision
Bumper-to-bumper impact
A rear-end collision is a traffic accident in which one vehicle strikes the back of another, typically when the front vehicle slows or stops unexpectedly: The highway backup caused a chain of rear-end collisions.
In most jurisdictions, the following driver is presumed at fault for failing to maintain safe distance.
Following another vehicle unsafely
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- highwayMajor road for travel
- stop-and-goRepeatedly pausing and resuming
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
rush-hour · rubbernecking · freeway · intersection · stoplight · inattention · texting
Minor vehicle collision
- crashSudden violent impact
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
negligence · damages · lawsuit · settlement · recklessness · at-fault · claim · deductible
tailgating
Following another vehicle unsafely
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- highwayMajor road for travel
- stop-and-goRepeatedly pausing and resuming
pileup · rush-hour · rubbernecking · freeway · intersection · stoplight · inattention · texting
fender-bender
Minor vehicle collision
- crashSudden violent impact
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
liability · negligence · damages · lawsuit · settlement · recklessness · at-fault · claim · deductible · no-fault
crash
Sudden violent impact
force · jolt · smash · shock · thud · slam · deformation · momentum · kinetic · trunk
neck
Head-body junction
sprain · pain · spinal · disc · stiffness · headrest · hyperextension · flexion · rehabilitation · chiropractic
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
- accident claimsaccident claim, car accident claim, damage claim, injury claim, liability claim
- vehicle mishapscrash, rollover, jackknife, skid, fishtail
- crash forensicscrash scene, skid marks, point of impact, debris field, brake marks
- car troublesflat tire, dead battery, breakdown, overheating, stalling
- car insuranceliability, comprehensive, premium, deductible, claims
rear-end collisionhead-on collision
Direct front-to-front impact
head-on crash · frontal impact · T-bone collision · side collision · sideswipe
ending, collision, collide, rearing, rears, collided, collides, colliding, collisions