Traffic Accidents

Question

"Please share as many words related to traffic accidents as you can"

T‐bone – when a car gets hit in the side by another car (it looks like a “T”)

The passenger was injured when the car was T‐boned by a truck.

rear‐end (v.) – when one car hits another car from behind

Someone rear‐ended me because I stopped too suddenly at a stop light.

 

Answer 1

Hi

broadside

Collide with the side of (a vehicle)

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/broadside

For more info on accidents plz visit this link

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/Vehicle-accidents-and-breakdowns

Answer 2

Hi,

Enjoy them.

bumpers kissed

slight scratch

small ding

no fault

rear ended

T-boned

head-on collision

fatality

skid

collided

 

slid

weather-related

underage drivers

crunch

squeal

horrendous

horrid

dismembered

decapitated

totaled

torn

twisted

mangled

buckled

rolled over

throw from

screams

uninsured

insured

 

Answer 3

dent (n., v.) – a small place that looks “pressed in” because it has been hit

There’s a dent in my car because someone backed into my car

totaled (adj.)-when a car is completely destroyed after an accident;

After a high‐speed collision, both cars were totaled

 

Answer 4

Head-on collision

When one car hits another car from the front part.