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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 |