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