Accidents Cause People

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“Accidents cause people” is a shortened iteration of the phrase “don’t drink and park – accidents cause people” or “don’t drink and park, accidents in cars cause people.” 

"Don’t drink and park,” derived from the more common “don’t drink and drive,” jokingly suggests that one should avoid intimate behavior while in a parked vehicle. The second part, “accidents cause people” or “accidents in cars cause people,” suggests that accidents are not injuries, per se, but instead unwanted pregnancies. Overall, this phrase is a general warning against having sex while intoxicated. The humor in it is based on the truth that drinking and driving costs lives and the idea that drinking and parking creates lives.