List of car crash songs

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The car crash song emerged as a popular pop and rock music teenage tragedy song during the 1950s and 1960s at a time when the number of people being killed in vehicle collisions was rising rapidly in many countries. In the United Kingdom, the number of fatalities on UK roads rose to a peace-time peak of 7,985 in 1966 before then falling to a new low of 2,222 in 2009. [1] The theme also covers motorcycle crashes and appears in country and other music styles. [2]

TitleArtistYearComment
"30,000 Pounds of Bananas" Harry Chapin 1974From the album Verities & Balderdash . About the crash of a truck driver bringing a load of bananas into Scranton, Pennsylvania, based on a real truck crash.
"The 30th" Billie Eilish 2022From the EP Guitar Songs . About a real-life crash involving a close friend of Eilish's.
"7–11" The Ramones 1981From their album Pleasant Dreams . The arrangement of this song suggests a strong 1950s/early 1960s teenage pop influence with a doo-wop chorus.
"Airbag" Radiohead 1997According to the lyrics, "an airbag saved my life." [3]
"Always Crashing in the Same Car" David Bowie 1977From the album Low
"Angels in Top Hats" House of Heroes 2005Talks about a girl lying in the hospital, and the song later reveals that she was in a car and it had been raining when the crash happened. From House of Heroes
"A Sight for Sore Eyes" Tom Waits 1977Mentions that a fellow named Nash was killed in a crash. The story is told about how he spun out, hit a telephone pole and died with the radio on. From Foreign Affairs
"A Young Man Is Gone" The Beach Boys 1963A eulogy to James Dean
"The Approaching Curve" Rise Against 2006"Up ahead there was a curve approaching. She made no indications of slowing."

From The Sufferer & the Witness

"Arthur" Hoodoo Gurus 1984"A black gelato van, finished for the day, met with Arthur's taxi head-on, down St. Kilda way"
"The Artist in the Ambulance" Thrice 2003"Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal. Red light can't stop so I spin the wheel."

From The Artist in the Ambulance

"Bat Out of Hell" Meat Loaf 1977From Bat Out of Hell , protagonist's motorcycle crashes at a curve in the road.
"The Beginning of My End" The Unifics 1968
"The Ballad of Thunder Road" Robert Mitchum 1957 Moonshine runner dies when his car speeds off the road
"Big League" Tom Cochrane & Red Rider 1988"Hit a truck doing 70 in the wrong lane in the big league".
"B.J. the D.J." Stonewall Jackson 1964Title protagonist – a hard-living, sleep-deprived disc jockey – dies when his car crashes off the road.
"Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" The Cheers 1955A motorcyclist vanishes after getting hit by a train.
"Black Ice" My Friend the Chocolate Cake 2011From their album Fiasco. Lyrics speak of a fight between a husband and wife, then the wife dies in a car crash. Contains "Black ice took her away from me", speaks directly of a car crash.
"Brought Up That Way" Taylor Swift 2009Recorded for Fearless but formally unreleased. A song about the relationship between a girl and her father ends with the man receiving a phone call from a police officer stating, "Sir, there's been an accident [...] A drunken driver missed an overpass, and Emily, she's fading fast."
"Buses and Trains" Bachelor Girl 1998Lyrics compare love to traffic collisions with several vehicles, one of them is the car.
"(Northbound on) Cahuenga" Scarling. 2005From So Long, Scarecrow , about Jennifer Symes' car crash
"Car Crash" The Avengers 1977 [4]
"Car Crash" Dirty Americans 2004Making the comparison that love is like a car crash. "You leave me bloody and take all my money like a car crash". This song was featured on the soundtrack of the popular racing video game Gran Turismo 4 .
"Car Crash" Our Lady Peace 1997About a friend who intentionally killed himself in a car crash.
"Car Crash" Powerman 5000 1995
"The Carroll County Accident" Porter Wagoner 1968A deadly car crash reveals a secret extramarital affair in the form of a lost wedding ring
"Chapel Bells Ringing" Gene Summers (written by Mary Tarver)1962 45rpm issued on Lafayette Records. Based upon a true story about a fatal car/train crash in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.
"Chemistry of a Car Crash" Shiny Toy Guns 2005
"Chicken" The Cheers 1957
"Come Back Jonee" Devo 1978The lyric "Jonee jumped in his Datsun, drove onto the expressway, went head on into a semi."
"Condition Red" The Goodees 1968Motorcycle crash under circumstances similar to "Leader of the Pack"
"The Country & Western Supersong" Billy Connolly 1979A bus crash, ambulance and car crash
"Crash" The Primitives 1988Allegory about living too fast: "You go way too fast, if you don't slow down, you're going to crash."
"Crash" Charli XCX 2022Title track off the album Crash. Protagonist sings about crashing into the water and taking you with her.
"Crash & Burn" Got7 2019From their album Call My Name .
"Crash My Car" Coin 2019One of the first singles released for their 2020 album, Dreamland.
"Crawling from the Wreckage" Graham Parker ----Also a hit for Dave Edmunds (1977).
"Crazy Cat Corner" Gene Summers (written by Deanna Summers-Gene Summers)2004From Do Right Daddy CD (Enviken)
"Daddy's Speeding" Suede 1994A eulogy to James Dean and about the relevance of car crashes in modern culture
"The Day I Died" Just Jack 2009
"A Day in the Life" The Beatles 1967John Lennon sings about a man who "blew his mind out in a car" crash, presumably Guinness heir Tara Browne, who died in a 1966 automobile crash.
"Days of Graduation" Drive-By Truckers 2001A first person narrative about a fatal car crash the night before the victims' high school graduation.
"Deacon Blues" Steely Dan 1977"Drink scotch whisky all night long and die behind the wheel"
"Dead on the Highway" Sons of the Never Wrong 1995First person narrative from the person killed in a car crash.
"Dead Man's Curve" Jan and Dean 1964Auto street racing collision
"Dead Joe" The Birthday Party 1982 [4]
"Dead in a Ditch" Dirty Rotten Imbeciles 1988Story of a girl who steals her parents' car and pills and drives of a cliff
"Death Cab for Cutie" Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band 1967Parody in which a girl called Cutie dies during a taxi ride when the driver becomes distracted by her beauty.
"Detroit Rock City" Kiss 1976Written in tribute to a fan who was killed in a car crash on his way to a KISS concert. [3]
"Dezesseis" Legião Urbana 1996Story of a teenager street racer who died on a car crash, possibly from suicide.
"Don't Pass Me By" The Beatles 1968The song is addressed to someone who was "in a car crash" and "lost [her] hair"; i.e., became anxious or upset.
"Don't Save Us from the Flames" M83 2005About a survivor of a car crash hearing ghosts crying for Tina (presumably killed in the crash).
"Dreaming While You Sleep" Genesis 1991From We Can't Dance . Written in the first person about a hit and run driver who is haunted by the events that took place.
"Drinking and Driving" Black Flag 1985From In My Head. "Fill your car with your buddies. And wrap it around a tree."
"Ed" Ice-T 1991"One night he got drunk and started driving real fast / Ed's dead"
"En händig man" Per Gessle 2007"Hanna" in the song always crashed in the same car.
"The End of the Tour" They Might Be Giants 1994Car crash
"Erfurt & Gera" Nina Hagen 1991From the album "Street"; the second verse details the car-related death of someone named "Christian"
"Everything You Know is Wrong" "Weird Al" Yankovic 1996Protagonist crashes into a truck and lies bleeding on the asphalt when his hibachi dealer in the back seat cups his hands over the protagonist's eyes.
"Fireball Rolled a Seven" Dave Dudley 1975Protagonist ("Fireball") dies in a racing collision
"Flowers" Chris Young 2006The singer sings at the grave of his wife whom he killed in a drunk driving crash.
"For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)" Pete Yorn 2001From the album Musicforthemorningafter
"Fulton Street I" La Dispute 2019From Panorama. "And I saw fenders bent hard on an oak tree."
"Glass in the Trees" Dead Poetic 2004About a friend who died in a car crash.
"Glitter Years" The Bangles 1988"Denny" in the song crashes his father's car
"G. M. Vincent and I" Comeback Kid (band) 2010Tells the story of the van crash vocalist Andrew Neufeld and long-time friends/labelmates Grave Maker suffered [5]
Grace Kelly Die Ärzte 1983From their EP Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!
"Gravity's Union" Coheed and Cambria 2013"And I was wrong to let you go / I accept my mistake, but you will never know / This is my love into a ten-ton truck / Baby, please remember the better me"
"Halfsleeper" Chelsea Wolfe 2010"when we're spinning out on dark and metal wind / when we're flying like blue Mary's angels through the shattered glass [...]

we'll be twisting here for hours til the light will give us day / and we're spread across the open road"

"Headlights on Dark Roads" Snow Patrol 2006
"Heat Seeker" Dreamers 2020"Internet killed the video star/Taking selfies while she crashed in her new car"
"Helena" My Chemical Romance 2005Culminates in a suicide pact between the narrator and subject. "We'll pretend to leave and then / We'll meet again when both our cars collide"
"Hello, This is Joannie" Paul Evans 1977
"Here Comes Bob" Sparks 1972Humorous tale of a wealthy eccentric who deliberately causes minor fender-benders as a way of meeting women
"Holy Cross" Old 97's 2001Narrative of a truck driver who dies during a night run
"Hospital Flowers" Owl City 2011Reflecting on a victim's life after a car crash
"How I Left the Ministry" The Extra Lens 2010
"I Came Here to Live" Trace Adkins 2006A man telling a story about his life shares how his car flipped doing 80 and his experience with God that changed his purpose of life.
"I Can Feel A Hot One" Manchester Orchestra 2009A man is reflecting back on the night that he lost his pregnant wife in a car crash.
"I Hope They Get to Me in Time" Darius Rucker 2008A man reflects on his life as he lays injured from a car crash, hoping the ambulance arrives in time to save him
"I Hope You Die" The Bloodhound Gang 2000The singer lovingly describes a grotesque car wreck he hopes the listener gets into.
"I Love It" Icona Pop 2012Protagonist crashes her car into a bridge in a fit of rage.
"Impact Is Imminent" Exodus 1990The song describes the reckless danger of driving drunk. "The daily obituaries reveal/More and more fools climbed behind the wheel/Thinking they were sober enough to drive/They didn't know they'd never come back alive"
"I Want My Baby Back" Perry Botkin, Jr. and Gil Garfield, performed by Jimmy Cross 1965A parody of the car crash tragedy genre in which the driver of the crash reunites with his dead girlfriend – in her coffin (which he digs up!)
"In morte di S.F." Francesco Guccini 1967From the album Folk beat n. 1 – often covered; best known cover is by Italian seminal pop-rock group Nomadi
"In the Car Crash" Swayzak 2002From the album Dirty Dancing featuring Headgear
"In the Curve" The Avett Brothers 2007A bonus track off of the album Emotionalism. It describes a drunk driver crashing into a tree and being saved by his faith.
"It's Dangerous Business Walking out Your Front Door" Underoath 2004"Glass shatters and comes to a halt; I thought we'd be there by now. I thought it would be so much quicker than this. Pain has never been so brilliant; I made sure you were buckled in. Now you can walk hand in hand with him." From They're Only Chasing Safety
"J.A.R." Green Day 1995Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt wrote this song in memory of his lifelong friend, Jason Relva, who died in 1992 as the result of injuries sustained from a car crash. "My friend drove off the other day/Now he's gone and all they say/Is you've gotta live 'cause life goes on"
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" Primus 1995"Jerry was a race car driver/22 years old/Had one too many cold beers one night/And wrapped himself around a telephone pole"
"Jock-O-Rama (Invasion of the Beef Patrol)" Dead Kennedys 1985Contains the line: Another Trans-Am wrapped itself around a telephone pole "I ain't drunk, officer, I just fell gettin' out of my car"
"In the Kingdom #19" Sonic Youth 1986Death on the highway
"I'm Cold" Whale 1995"I'm breathing a broken windscreen"
"Johnny Don't Do It" 10cc 1973A parody of the teenage "death disc" genre using the familiar trope of a bad boy who is good but misunderstood, "an angel dressed in black," riding a stolen motorcycle when he runs into a truck.
"Johnny's Gone" Catfish 19912 wheels on the highway / 4 wheels flashing blue / 10 wheels coming the other way / Gonna make the morning news
"Just a Car Crash Away" Marilyn Manson 2007Manson singing about a relationship and lives that are "Just a Car Crash Away"
"Just Good Ol' Boys Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley 1979"Hotwired a city truck and turned it over in the mayor's yard."
"Junkyard in the Sky" London Lee 1963
"Kärleken är" Jill Johnson 1998Inspired by the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a car crash in France in 1997. [6]
"Killer Cars" Radiohead 1995B-side from the album The Bends.
"Kiss Them for Me" Siouxsie and the Banshees 1991From the album Superstition . Inspired by the death of Jayne Mansfield in a car crash in 1967.
"Last Kiss" Wayne Cochran (1962) and made popular by J. Frank Wilson also covered by Pearl Jam 1964Falsely inspired by a December 1962 incident in Barnesville, Georgia, in which several teens were killed and two seriously injured when their car struck a flatbed logging truck. Song was actually written in 1961. [3]
"Leader of the Pack" The Shangri-Las 1964Motorcycle crash. [4] [7]
"Leeds Road 3 am" New Model Army 2000From the album Eight, the song describes a series of scenes which culminate in a car crash. [8]
"A Lifetime" Better Than Ezra 2001, 2005Featured on the albums Closer and Before the Robots . The urn of a car crash victim is stolen at her wake for a private farewell.
"Lightning Crashes" Live 1995Song based on a real-life drunk driving crash [9] and the impact of a subsequent organ donation.
"Lights on the Hill" Slim Dusty 1973The song describes a trucker driving at night with a heavy load being blinded by lights on the hill, hitting a pole, falling of the edge of a road and realising his impending death.
"Limousine" Brand New 2005Young flower girl at wedding is killed by drunk driver
"The Living End" The Jesus and Mary Chain 1985From the album "Psychocandy".
"Love Rhymes with Hideous Car Wreck" The Blood Brothers 2004 [3] A song about a boy who left his girlfriend for a "better looking brand" and when he is horribly hurt in a crash no one visits.
"Low Light" Pearl Jam 1998A song about a troubled couple losing each other in a car crash and not being able to reconcile.
"Lucky" Radiohead 1997"Pull me out of the aircrash".
"Mario Milano's Monaro" Perry Keyes 2015"Just the other night / Some old guy ran a red light /T-boned me, South Dowling St."
"MIA" Emmy The Great 2006About listening to singer MIA in a car when her love dies in a car crash.
"Mistral" The Decemberists 2015From the album What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World. "So we already wrecked the rental car"
"Message from James Dean" Bill Hayes 1956
"Mink Car" They Might Be Giants 2001About the narrator getting "hit by a mink car driven by a guitar".
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" Crash Test Dummies 1993A car crash turned a kid's hair "from black into bright white" because "the cars had smashed so hard."
"Motorcrash" The Sugarcubes 1988From the album Life's Too Good
"Motorist" Jawbox 1994 [4]
"Mr. Ambulance Driver" The Flaming Lips 2006From the album At War With the Mystics . Frontman Wayne Coyne has described the song as a "teenager car crash ballad".
"My Favourite Game" The Cardigans 1998The reason MTV UK rejected the video was because of fears that the video could encourage joyriding and cause car crashes amongst teenage drivers.
"New Moon" MC 900 Ft. Jesus 1994The subject experiences Death drive in two senses of the word, choosing to experience an intense and unique ending to her finite human life.
"A Nightmare to Remember" Dream Theater 2009From the album Black Clouds & Silver Linings . Guitarist John Petrucci wrote about a car crash he was in as a child.
"No Reason" Don Walker 2006"the towies said he was airborne when he hit the tree / with a blood alcohol of 1.7 or more"
"No Return" The Third Rail 1966
"Normandy" Project 86 2007
"Oerend Hard" Normaal 1977Motorcycle crash
"On The Road To Calvary (for Jeff Buckley)" Willie Nile 1999"I heard a car crash, it reminded me of you"
from the album Beautiful Wreck of the World
"The Other Side of the Crash/Over and Out (of Control)" Thursday 2006The aftermath of a car crash on its survivors is chronicled. A sequel to "Understanding in a Car Crash" (see below)
"Out of the Woods" Taylor Swift 2014"Remember when we hit the brakes too soon?/Twenty stitches in a hospital room"
"Papa Loved Mama" Garth Brooks 1992A jealous truck driver crashes his rig into a motel room where his wife is having an extramarital affair, killing her and sending himself to prison.
"Phantom 309" Red Sovine 1964The song's protagonist, a hitchhiker, meets the ghost of a truck driver who was killed when he swerved his semi-trailer truck into a ditch to avert a potentially deadly collision with a bus full of teenagers.
"Plastic Flowers on the Highway" Drive-By Truckers 2001
"Push Back The Hands" They Might Be Giants 2018
"Racing Car" Air Bubble 1976Ned. No. 7 Racing car driver boyfriend is involved in a crash.
"The Reason" Hoobastank 2004From the album The Reason
"Red" Click Click 1987
"Renaissance" Mat Kearney 2006
"Ricky's Hand" Fad Gadget 1980A man drinks six pints of beer, drives, crashes his car, and loses his hand.
"Riding with Private Malone" David Ball 2001The singer is pulled from a fiery car crash by the ghost of the car's former owner, a soldier who died in the Vietnam War.
"The Right Profile" The Clash 1979Based on the 1956 car crash in which Hollywood star Montgomery Clift was severely injured.
"Rocky's Girl" David Geddes 1978
"Se le apagó la luz" Alejandro Sanz 1991Lyrics in Spanish describe a girl dying ("her light went off") after being rushed to the hospital because her boyfriend (the singer) drove too fast and crashed his car.
"Seventy Times 7" Brand New 2001Sample lyrics:

"Have another drink and drive yourself home"
"I hope there's ice on all the roads"
"And you can think of me when you forget your seatbelt"
"Then again when your head goes through the windshield"

"Shark Smile" Big Thief 2017The song describes her girlfriend's last journey whilst driving together in their yellow van. As the driver is momentarily distracted, she collides with the guard rail and dies.
"Shredded Humans" Cannibal Corpse 1990From the album Eaten Back to Life . The lyrics of the song describe what happens to a family inside a car that crashes, and the reaction of the other driver.
"Sirens" Lee Brice 2014From the album I Don't Dance . The subject picks up a female hitchhiker who robbed a bank and grabs the steering wheel and causes a crash rather than surrendering to the cops.
"Sleep Patterns" Merchant Ships 2010The fourth song from the album For Cameron is a spoken poem with backing guitar. It tells the story of the narrator dreaming about his death, before meeting the people he sees around him in the dream and eventually dying in the crash he dreamed of.
"Slick" Sugar 1992From the album Copper Blue . The song describes a driver who lost control of a car on a slick road and crashed into a pole. The subject is paralyzed and connected to machines in the hospital.
"Sloppy Seconds" Watsky 2013From the album Cardboard Castles; first verse details a car crash
"Slow Car Crash" Headphones 2005"Your purse hit the wind shield when I locked the brakes. Airbags inflated, seat belts engaged. A semi was jackknifed because of the rain. A hundred yards up blocking three lanes."
"The Snow White Diner" The Handsome Family 2001The singer is eating in a diner, where outside a car is being pulled up from the bottom of a frozen lake.
"So Damn Lucky" Dave Matthews 2003The 2nd track on Matthews's solo album Some Devil . The subject is pleased that their love is not involved in the auto collision described in the lyrics.
"So Small" Carrie Underwood 2007A runaway teen steps in front of an oncoming car, causing the woman driving to swerve into a man coming in the opposite direction – and then time freezes, giving all three a moment to contemplate what brought them there.
"Someday" Nickelback 2003From the album The Long Road . The lyrics chronicle a failed relationship. The music video involving a car crash.
"Spellbound" AC/DC 1981From the album For Those About to Rock We Salute You . The first verse describes a car crash and the second verse describes the reckless driving that lead to the crash.
"Stan" Eminem featuring Dido 2000The lead character in the song commits suicide by crashing his car, with his pregnant girlfriend in the trunk.
"Star Witness" Neko Case 2006"My true love drowned in a dirty old pan of oil that did run from the block of a Falcon sedan 1969. The paper said '75. There were no survivors, none found alive."
"State Fair" Doug Supernaw 1994"It happened way out on route twenty nine, Some drunk driver came across the yellow line"
“Stereotype” The Specials 1980“His mum's waiting up, she hopes he's alright, But he's wrapped round a lamp post on Saturday night”
"Steve Was Dead" Buck O Nine 1997Rumors spread among friends that Steve was in a car crash. lyrics and video
"Story" Clipping (band) 2013The song tells the story of a new police officer who reports on a fatal car crash involving a cab. It is revealed in the final line that one of the passengers was his sister, and he was the one who told her to “catch a cab”.
"Sunday Driving" Jerry Lewis 1951Jerry crashes his car at the end of the song and says next time he'll take the bus, instead.
"Surrender The Night" My Chemical Romance 2013"Through the windshield, sailing / With these airbags failing"
"Suzy & Jeffrey" Blondie 1980The titular duo crash into a wall, serving as a metaphor for cold feet.
"Teddy Bear" Red Sovine 1976The protagonist's father had died in a collision involving his semi-trailer truck during a snowstorm.
"Teen Angel" Mark Dinning and Alex Murray 1959Auto stalled on train tracks struck by train, killing protagonist's high school sweetheart.
"Teen Love" No Trend 1983"Her body was found crushed into the dashboard"
"Teenage Cremation" Bob Hudson 1974A parody of teen death songs. "I walk along the nature strip looking for pieces of you"
"Tell Laura I Love Her" Ray Peterson 1960Auto racing collision [3] [7]
"Terry" Twinkle 1964Motorcycle crash
"(Thank God I Died In) The Car Crash" The Frogs 1989"My face didn't get too badly burned / In the car crash"
"That's How People Grow Up" Morrissey 2009"I was driving my car / I crashed and broke my spine"
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" The Smiths 1986from the album The Queen Is Dead
"Three Wooden Crosses" Randy Travis 2002Christian story song about a bus wreck in Mexico where three people died and maybe why a fourth person, perhaps the least deserving of the group, lived.
"Through the Wire" Kanye West 2003 Rapper West's first single, inspired by a 2002 crash which he survived, and performed while his jaw was wired shut as a result of his injuries. [3]
"The Tourist" Radiohead 1997A song about the moments leading up to and during the crash "Airbag" (another OK Computer track by Radiohead) is based on.
"Thunderbird" Steve Azar 1996from the album Heartbreak Town
"A Tombstone Every Mile" Dick Curless 1965A song about a treacherous stretch of Maine highway where truckers often met fatal crashes.
"Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel" Barenaked Ladies 2000From Maroon . Accompanied by a drum march and calliope, the song is recited by the narrator who has just died in a car crash.
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!" Jethro Tull 1976Motorcycle crash
"Transfusion" Nervous Norvus 1956A crazy driver keeps getting into collisions and receiving blood transfusions – always promising to never speed again.
"Trashed" Black Sabbath 1983From Born Again , about surviving a drunk driving.
"Truckload of Art" Terry Allen 2016From the album Lubbock On Everything
"Two Hour Honeymoon" Paul Hampton 1960A newlywed couple have a car crash that kills her and leaves him lying in the wreck questioning why it happened.
"Two Six Packs Away" Dave Dudley 1965The singer is serving a ninety-day jail sentence for wrecking his car while drunk.
"Understanding in a Car Crash" Thursday 2002 [4]
"Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" Simple Plan 2005Drunk driving collision
"Warm Leatherette" The Normal 1979Also recorded by Grace Jones (1980). First person narrative of a car crash victim burning to death in the crash.
"Where Oh Werewolf" Michael J. Nelson 1998Parodying a car crash scene in the 1996 film Werewolf . Performed on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 .
"When I Crash" Thoushaltnot 2006The moments just before and during a crash, presumably as a result of a lover's argument.
"When I Go Out, I Want to Go Out on a Chariot of Fire" Escape the Fate 2006Song about a deadly car crash.
"The Wild Boar" Adrian Crowley 2014"Suddenly, a huge shape leapt from the forest on his right / There was barely enough time to react / He hit the brakes hard, but the car collided / with the creature, or whatever it was"
"Wreck on the Highway" Roy Acuff 1942Also recorded by artists including The Louvin Brothers, George Jones and Gene Pitney (1965), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (in Will the Circle Be Unbroken , 1972) [2]
"Wreck on the Highway" Bruce Springsteen 1980Hit-and-run victim on lonely highway, inspired by but different from the Acuff song
"The Year Summer Ended in June" Misery Signals 2004"Roll down the window let in night air. I always thought we'd be together. You said we've never gone this way before. I must not let you die. Your memory survives.”

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broken (Lifehouse song)</span> 2008 song by Lifehouse

"Broken" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the third single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are (2007). Lead singer Jason Wade was inspired to write the song after he visited a friend in Nashville who needed a kidney transplant. Originally released on June 18, 2007, as the fifth track on Who We Are, the song was then edited for radio to give it more of a "rock" feel. The new radio version of the song was released via digital download on July 8, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Traffic collision</span> Incident when a vehicle collides with another object

A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building. Traffic collisions often result in injury, disability, death, and property damage as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved. Road transport is statistically the most dangerous situation people deal with on a daily basis, but casualty figures from such incidents attract less media attention than other, less frequent types of tragedy. The commonly used term car accident is increasingly falling out of favor with many government departments and organizations, with the Associated Press style guide recommending caution before using the term. Some collisions are intentional vehicle-ramming attacks, staged crashes, vehicular homicide or vehicular suicide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epidemiology of motor vehicle collisions</span>

Worldwide, it was estimated that 1.25 million people were killed and many millions more were injured in motor vehicle collisions in 2013. This makes motor vehicle collisions the leading cause of death among young adults of 15–29 years of age and the ninth most frequent cause of death for all ages worldwide. In the United States, 40,100 people died and 2.8 million were injured in crashes in 2017, and around 2,000 children under 16 years old die every year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Speed limit enforcement</span> Effort made by appropriately empowered authorities to improve driver compliance with speed limits

Speed limits are enforced on most public roadways by authorities, with the purpose to improve driver compliance with speed limits. Methods used include roadside speed traps set up and operated by the police and automated roadside 'speed camera' systems, which may incorporate the use of an automatic number plate recognition system. Traditionally, police officers used stopwatches to measure the time taken for a vehicle to cover a known distance. More recently, radar guns and automated in-vehicle systems have come into use.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Road speed limits in the United Kingdom</span>

Road speed limits in the United Kingdom are used to define the maximum legal speed for vehicles using public roads in the UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Road speed limit enforcement in the United Kingdom</span> Overview of the road speed limit enforcement in the United Kingdom

Road speed limit enforcement in the United Kingdom is the action taken by appropriately empowered authorities to attempt to persuade road vehicle users to comply with the speed limits in force on the UK's roads. Methods used include those for detection and prosecution of contraventions such as roadside fixed speed cameras, average speed cameras, and police-operated LIDAR speed guns or older radar speed guns. Vehicle activated signs and Community Speed Watch schemes are used to encourage compliance. Some classes of vehicles are fitted with speed limiters and intelligent speed adaptation is being trialled in some places on a voluntary basis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Traffic collisions in India</span> Overview of traffic collisions in India

Traffic collisions in India are a major source of deaths, injuries and property damage every year. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2021 report states that there were 155,622 fatalities, highest since 2014, out of which 69,240 deaths were due to two-wheelers. A study by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, U.S. shows that the use of seat belts significantly reduces the risks and injuries from road accidents, and yet there is no enforcement on use of seat belts in cars. A study by IIT Delhi points out that the national highways constitute only 2% of the length of roads in India, but they account for 30.3% of total road accidents and 36% of deaths.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Safety of cycling infrastructure</span> Overview of bicycle safety concerns

There is debate over the safety implications of cycling infrastructure. Recent studies generally affirm that segregated cycle tracks have a better safety record between intersections than cycling on major roads in traffic. Furthermore, cycling infrastructure tends to lead to more people cycling. A higher modal share of people cycling is correlated with lower incidences of cyclist fatalities, leading to a "safety in numbers" effect though some contributors caution against this hypothesis. On the contrary, older studies tended to come to negative conclusions about mid-block cycle track safety.

References

  1. Department for Transport (2009). "Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2009 Annual Report" (PDF). Road Casualties Great Britain. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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