Probably. I just think it's amusing when reporters (and the general public) casually talk about the weather causing all the accidents on roads, and driving slow in the fast lane causing tailgating. It's like we're a bunch of insects with no control over our own actions. Maybe that's it! : ) Jim
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the operative word which should be used in these instances is > "contributed". The conditions contributed to the outcomes detailed, though > they did not cause them. > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > >> How many times a year do we read or hear something like this: >> >> "Icy conditions caused a 17-car pileup along interstate XX" >> >> compared to something like this: >> >> "bad driving and poor judgement caused a 17-car pileup along interstate >> XX." >> >> Now, if a tree falls on a driver or something like that, I can see blaming >> that on the weather. >> >> But a pileup? >> >> Jim >> > > > > -- > Casey > |
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