| The media play an important role in creating | | | | Photos of the culprits are rarely printed. |
| awareness of the dangers of car crashes among | | | | Sometimes remarks from the victim's family |
| the general populace. One of the most effective | | | | members find place in the articles. Remarks from |
| media is the press, which promptly carries articles | | | | injured people and bystanders are also used in the |
| on any car crash incident, sometimes providing | | | | column.Pictures of the crash are used depending |
| detailed information and precautionary measures | | | | on what kind of a newspaper the article is carried |
| to be adopted by other drivers.Car crash articles | | | | in. In a family paper liable to be read by kids, |
| are usually short pieces of journalism and are | | | | pictures of the crashed car may be published, but |
| written in a more in-your-face style. The language | | | | not gruesome pictures of blood and gore. The |
| is stark, but it elaborates on the victim as well as | | | | print media is restricted by legislation to print gory |
| the culprit's frame of mind and physical capacity | | | | pictures. However, a picture of the thoroughly |
| during the accident. Details as to whether the | | | | mutilated car is enough to arouse sentiment |
| driver was drunken or drugged or breaking any | | | | among the readers of the article.Car crash articles |
| road safety rules are clearly mentioned. The | | | | are mostly published on the inner pages. Tabloids |
| make of the car and the location and time of the | | | | and Sunday newspapers may even allot a whole |
| crash are also important mentions in the article. | | | | page to these articles with in-depth analyses and |
| Usually these articles are accompanied with | | | | comments of experts. With each article, there is |
| photos of the deceased or the injured person. | | | | a warning to the people about the disastrous |
| These photos are selected from among many in | | | | consequences of car crashes. |
| order to evoke sympathy towards the victim. | | | | |