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Bill would replace ‘accident’ with ‘crash’ in Oregon laws

The bill should have broad support among safety advocates, many of whom believe that using the term “accident” implies a collision was unavoidable.

2023 Oregon Legislative Sessionjeff helfrichwords matter

February 28, 2023

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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