Rubberneckers

JMSE

AA roadwatch give the oul rubberneckers very bad press I reckon. Heres my position.

I'm cruising along on the ould M1/M50/M9/M7... whatever one you want, and all of a sudden I arrive at the back end of a 5k tailback. So for the next 15minutes (if I'm lucky), I crawl, stop then crawl, and crawl and stop and crawl again until finally I get to the point of the whole tailback, and all thats there to be seen is a cop on the far side of the road who has pulled in some poor wally for not having his tax up to date. So what am I to do? Do I totally ignore the whole reason for me being delayed for next to nought (door opens for all the anti-rubberneckers to jump in here and be all expertly opinionated) or do I throw a quick gander over the median? Have I not earned this? Do I not deserve this? Forget 15 minutes, how about an hour, 2 hours even? I mean, if I've bloody well crawled at a snails pace for half my damned evening, do I not deserve my moment in the sun when I get to that very point that everyone behind me wants to be at, when I can finally have a quick look at the ones who are to blame for this whole bucket of ****e that wont exist in no time at all??

I say I do. If that makes me a rubbernecker then so be it. Not the cause, just a symptom. I deserve a little bit more respect AA Roadwatch in the future..........

Dozer Dave

I carry around pop corn for such an event.

9935452

I believe some people have dashcams so they cam relive the experience in slow motion later on

H3llR4iser

You are the cause of the tailback, quick and simple. Not a symptom - you might not have been causing the 5km you had to go through, but are a contributing factor for the 15km that had formed behind you, by the time you get on the scene. Oh, and you are the one to blame for the "bucket of sh1te", not the guy stopped or, worse, in an accident at the other side. He/she had no choice, you do.

As soon as the traffic resumes moving, just go. Don't waste time looking, it's just idiotic.

Also, imagine if the roles were reversed - you were the poor sod stopped/in an accident, with one complete moron after the other stopping to "have a look". Wouldn't you want to rearrange their facial features with your own hands? I know I would.

JMSE

Not at all, I'd say its easily possible that 1 in 20 drivers in the tailback are either nurses, doctors or medically trained. Theres a high chance that those types are definitely going to be having a good old rubberneck across to the far side to see if they can give assistance. Have you ever thought of it like that? Imagine you are the poor sod yourself stopped, some of them might just be looking to see can they help you. Don't judge everybody to be morons just because none are wearing a scope around their neck.

Pacing Mule

If the driver in front of you has slowed down to look at something then you have no choice but to slow yourself. And the driver behind you has to slow too etc etc. The rubber necking is done by the first twat who slowed down and everyone else is stuck in a chain reaction.