Accident gawkers

[tscards]

Frustrates me tremendously! This morning, there was a car pretty smashed up in the front after hitting a paratransit bus (looked like an 18 yr old girl driving the car - not the purpose of this topic, though). EVERYONE (seemingly, except myself) HAD TO go about 2 mph by it ..... AND CONTINUE looking in their rear-view mirror after passing. Reallly, folks, it wasn't much to see, and ... get this.... NOTHING WILL CHANGE after you drive by. No explosions, leaks, falling debris.....

I really cannot stand the way that seemingly most people go so incredibly slow by any type of accident, and continue to go slow for the next mile or so. I floor it after & speed by everyone --- still way below the speed limit, since we were nearly going backwards before.

Why? Why??!!??

[Sutter'sBeard]

In CB Radio terminology, they are referred to as "rubberneckers".

[JCShutout]

++ to this rant. It is not difficult to continue driving and focusing on the road instead of the accident.

[Popeye_Card]

Admit it--you guys peek at the accident too.

[JCShutout]

A quick look vs. a gawk, the same way I look behind me before I merge into another lane or look at the radio when I press a button.

"huh, an accident" <continues driving at a normal speed>

[Simbagal23]

Truly, I force myself NOT to look because I hate it when others do and it results in the traffic jam. If I'm in the car and hubby is driving, I will gawk and describe the incident in detail so he doesn't have to look.....

[ThatGuy]

I like how, in general, most of the people who respond to these rants aren't guilty of the act being ranted about.

I do this more often than I'd like.

[cardinalkarp]

Pretty hard not to look. I won't sit there and examine the accident but I'd also like to add that its not really all that safe to just fly by the accident at the speed limit. You never know what's going on around it.

[phins]

Pretty hard not to look. I won't sit there and examine the accident but I'd also like to add that its not really all that safe to just fly by the accident at the speed limit. You never know what's going on around it.

Agreed. Be repsectful to those involved in the accident (speed wise), but there is no reason to gawk the whole way by...

[lukethedrifter]

You'd be surprised how often there is a secondary accident involving gawkers.