This page explores how language shapes our understanding of road safety and car culture. The collection examines how media reporting, word choice, and cultural narratives influence public perception of traffic violence — from the problematic use of "accident" versus "crash" to how victim-blaming language pervades news coverage. These resources advocate for more responsible journalism and challenge the individualistic framing that dominates public health discussions around transportation, revealing how car-centric thinking has colonized our language and obscured systemic solutions to road danger.
Beyond Choice: Challenging Individualism in Public Health Narratives
https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70125
How car culture colonised our thinking - and our language
Why Do So Many News Articles About Crashes Feel Like They Were Written by a Car?
https://slate.com/business/2022/05/media-car-crashes-washington-post-pedestrians.html
A mismatch in coverage of climate science and climate action
It's Crash Not Accident: Road Collision Reporting Guidelines Issued
via @carltonreid