"A car went into an empty storefront in Boerum Hill after colliding with another car."
Cars aren't sentient beings. They are powered by humans who make poor decisions that cause injury and damage on a regular basis. Language like this removes responsibility. We are lucky that this crash only caused damage, and no physical harm, but remember, these were actions of people, not cars.
Thanks, Steve. I don't have details on fault in this case, just what was visible from the scene, so I kept the language neutral. I'll be more intentional about naming driver actions when I do have that information.
This is great. I walked by it last night and it was bumping
"A car went into an empty storefront in Boerum Hill after colliding with another car."
Cars aren't sentient beings. They are powered by humans who make poor decisions that cause injury and damage on a regular basis. Language like this removes responsibility. We are lucky that this crash only caused damage, and no physical harm, but remember, these were actions of people, not cars.
Thanks, Steve. I don't have details on fault in this case, just what was visible from the scene, so I kept the language neutral. I'll be more intentional about naming driver actions when I do have that information.