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107. What do you call a traffic jam caused by drivers slowing down to look at an accident or other diversion on the side of the road?
     a. rubberneck (2.00%)
     b. rubbernecking (14.94%)
     c. rubbernecking is the activity (slowing down and gawking) that causes the traffic jam, but I have no word for the traffic jam itself (60.53%)
     d. gapers' block (2.55%)
     e. gapers' delay (1.87%)
     f. Lookie Lou (1.59%)
     g. curiosity delay (0.80%)
     h. gawk block (0.64%)
     i. I have no word for this (11.38%)
     j. other (3.70%)
     (10646 respondents)

All Results

Choice a: rubberneck

Choice b: rubbernecking

Choice c: rubbernecking is the activity (slowing down and gawking) that causes the traffic jam, but I have no word for the traffic jam itself

Choice d: gapers' block

Choice e: gapers' delay

Choice f: Lookie Lou

Choice g: curiosity delay

Choice h: gawk block

Choice i: I have no word for this

Choice j: other