Sudden loss of speed - the front lorry was reported to be "slowing", not performing an emergency stop.Hellhound wrote: ↑2 Dec 2021, 4:20pmI do.[XAP]Bob wrote: ↑2 Dec 2021, 3:43pm Oxford Languages definitions, as supplied to Google:I am not suggesting that it was intentional, but it wasn't unexpected. And there is a clear cause.
- an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.
- an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause.
I don't think it matches either definition of accident.
So there you go.You don't think it does,I think it does.Did the driver expect to run into the back of another HGV,no of course he didn't.Did it happen by chance,yes because the HGV in front had a blowout so sudden loss off speed.
Accident.
There's probably a good reason why most(all) posters on this Forum aren't traffic police
Stick to cycling.
Which definition do you think it matches?
Why do you think your opinion holds more weight than the Chief Constable of Essex referenced above?
Is it expected that people will crash into the back of a vehicle they are following too closely? Yes, it's inevitable