Kazasi means accident. Trafik an obvious loan word. It often seems like there are a disproportionate number of traffic accidents here and maybe there are. On the other hand we do hear about every accident in the country. Comparable to living in - say - Halifax and reading reports of every traffic incident including ones with no injuries.
Actually the style of the commentary is more interesting than the forensic details. And that may be in part, though not entirely, a matter of translation. “Lost control of the steering wheel” is frequently cited as the cause of an accident but the authorities do recognise that this only the proximate cause and the phrase is often followed by “due to his [or presumably her, but in fact usually his] carelessness. So one can assume that steering wheels here are no more refractory than in most places. The licence plate numbers of offending - and innocent vehicles often included. And, as in other jurisdictions, gender and age of those involved.
Today’s accident report also gives the name of the man who “lost control of the steering wheel due to his carelessness” and the fact that the car stopped after hitting an electric pole. No injuries. However here the astonishing information is the ultimate cause of the accident and the reason for the fifty-five year old man’s arrest. He was “under the influence of 425 milligrams of alcohol”. In Canadian terms a blood alcohol concentration of 4.25! Surprising he could find the ignition. For the record, the legal limit here is .05 - sometimes exceeded by drivers but not normally by near lethal amounts.
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