Re: Zak Carr killed: paper reports congestion...


"Just zis Guy, you know?" <uce@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yes, I emailed and also got a reply as below
>
> (from: me to: editor)


> One phrase often appears in reports: a cyclist "was in collision with
> a car". In most cases where a cyclist is injured (between 2/3 and
> 85%, depending on which study), the fault is that of the driver - and
> in most cases, regardless of blame, the car hits the bike, not the
> other way round. I know it's a notionally neutral phrase, but it is
> antagonistic to many.
>
>
> (reply from editor, probably boilerplate to all of us)
>
> Thank you for your e-mails regarding our initial report on EDP24
> regarding the tragic accident involving Zac Carr.


>
> (from: me to: Paul Durrant)
>


> And I will repeat that in the light of the known fact that the great
> majority of serious and fatal cyclist injuries are caused by driver
> negligence, the phrase "the cyclist was in collision with a car" is
> always a red rag to some. I know it is formally neutral, but at least
> it could be turned around to "a car was in collision with a cyclist"
> as it is almost always the car which is moving faster and which
> violates the cyclist's right of way.



The obit below repeats this error:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Obituaries/story.asp?brand=EDPOnline&category=Obits&itemid=NOED18%20Oct%202005%2019:55:29:097


"...died on Monday after his bike was in collision with a car..."


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