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