Traffic collision
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A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, road traffic collision, wreck (USA), car crash, or car smash (Australian) occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death, vehicle damage, and property damage.
A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision, including vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, road environment, driver skill and/or impairment, and driver behaviour. Worldwide, motor vehicle collisions lead to death and disability as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved.
See also
- Black ice
- Crash test
- Crashworthiness
- Defensive driving
- Forensic engineering
- Global road safety for workers
- Hill jumping
- Hit and run
- List of road accidents
- Multiple-vehicle collision
- Roadkill
- Roadside memorial
- Skid mark
- Solomon curve
- Totaled
- Transportation safety in the United States
- Tree squirrel (as traffic hazard)
- Unsafe at Any Speed
- Vehicular accident reconstruction
- Vehicle extrication
- Work-related road safety in the United States
