Toddler falls out of a running car

[emp0608]

Hi folks,
"Toddler falls out of a running car" is used as a title for a YouTube video clip. Can we use the word "running" this way, meaning "moving"? Or, does it sound very strange to the native's ear?

Thanks.

emp0608

 

[Skrej]

'Running' in this context just means the engine has been started. The vehicle may not necessarily be in motion. It could be running while parked.

 

[emsr2d2]

If the car is stationary with the engine switched on, then "running" is fine. If the car is not stationary, "moving" would be better.

 

[Rover_KE]

If the vehicle is in motion, it has to be 'moving' (and a toddler falling out of a stationary car is unlikely to be newsworthy).

If the car is going fast, it's often described as 'a speeding car'.

 

[emp0608]

Thanks, Skrej.
You can see the video if you go to https://www.facebook.com/sassymediainc/videos/toddler-falls-out-of-a-running-car/472019500102987/. It's a moving car.

 

[emp0608]

Thanks, emsr2d2.
I know "moving" would be better, but what I wanted to know is how strange it would sound to native speakers, if someone said "a running car" when they wanted to say "a moving car". I made a little survey on the Internet and I found out, interestingly, that "a running car" sometimes used in the news from India in the sense of "a moving car". Is there anyone from India out there who can comment on this?

 

[emsr2d2]

To a BrE speaker, it would sound strange.

 

[GoesStation]

To a BrE speaker, it would sound strange.

And to an American English speaker.