She’s taking over for de Nauseo?
A collision is a near miss.
“Here’s a phrase that apparently the airlines simply made up: near miss. They say that if 2 planes almost collide, it’s a near miss. Bullsh-t, my friend. It’s a near hit! A collision is a near miss.
WHAM! CRUNCH!
“Look, they nearly missed!”
“Yes, but not quite.”
~George Carlin
You can't "take back" something you never had. Roads were made for animal-drawn or self-powered, wheeled vehicles, horse traffic, or the quick movement of large bodies of infantry and artillery. The standard pedestrian always had to get out of the way of something bigger, faster, or heavily armed.
I think drivers should be careful about pedestrians, cyclists (including motorcyclists), and animals, but that's a soft-hearted modern innovation, not the historic norm.