Several months ago, I was approached by a journalist who asked to feature my story in That’s Life magazine. I won’t deny it; I was a little wary about sharing my story with her at first. I am not a big reader of ‘real life’ publications (with the exception of those in the GP’s waiting room which are often, let’s face it, several years old). I didn’t want my story to be sensationalised or to be come a joke through some flippant headline. However, after a little conversation I realised that this could be an excellent opportunity to promote road…

A short review of the ‘crash, not accident’ discourse from a personal perspective. Is it an argument worth reopening old wounds for? “It’s crash, not accident” For some time now, I have been aware of the drive -excuse the pun- in road safety circles to use the term crash or collision rather than accident when referring to an incident on the road. It is an international shift; I have read articles and had discussions with advocates here in Australia as well as in the UK, Canada and the US. Evidence shows that almost all vehicular collisions are the result of…