Rubbernecking is infuriating! It snarls traffic, wastes time, gas, causes accidents, and interferes with emergency workers. People slow down to watch someone change a flat tire for craps sake!
Couldn't we deploy some sort of lightweight portable screens in front of accidents to prevent all the gawking from motorists. Cops could still stand in front and direct traffic, and honestly say, "nothing to see here."
It's not like you ever really *see* anything anyway... just mangled vehicles and maybe a glimpse of a stretcher. I understand people have morbid curiosity, but really, what's the point? Just so you can have something interesting to talk about at work? I'll bet nobody can even remember the last accident they saw, but I guarantee you had to slow down to a crawl so everyone could stop and go "oooooh!"
Maybe if we got used to seeing large white screens at every accident, we'd stop all the rubber-necking? What would be the point in slowing to look at another "blank white screen?
2006-09-25
15:54:23
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