Friday, September 21, 2012

The Ferrari accident

You have heard about the Ferrari sports-car accident. The insurance company said the driver drove extremely fast and he beat the traffic lights. By his actions, according to the company, a collision was to be expected. It said a collision is not an accident and so not covered by his insurance. 

I think the Court will not accept this argument.

Actually there are other irresponsible actions that could cause collision or accidents, like playing with your smart-phone or watching video while driving. If you do this you can also expect a collision or other mishaps to happen. However, expect something to happen doesn't mean it will certainly happen. 

An accident is something that is totally unexpected? Not true. An accident is something that is not planned or intended. But, no driver can claim that he will not have any accident. As a careful driver you may not expect it, but if an accident does happen, it is not totally unexpected either.