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May 7, 2024 · The act of rubbernecking — craning your neck to gaze at an unusual or unsettling sight — is a universal human phenomenon that has puzzled psychologists and behavioral experts for decades ...
- Roy Lam
Jun 26, 2015 · Rubbernecking—or slowing down to scope out an accident on the side of the road—is a major cause of traffic jams. The bright lights and colors on emergency response vehicles are designed to grab people’s visual attention.
Jan 30, 2021 · Rubbernecking is regarded as a safety issue, and in the studies of traffic safety, rubbernecking is usually referred to as the effect occurring in the opposite direction of where the accident or other roadway events have taken place.
- Linus Andersson, Ebba Sundin
- 2021
Mar 1, 2021 · The goals of this study are to evaluate the effects of rubbernecking on traffic, investigate incident and freeway characteristics associated with it, evaluate rubbernecking models, and analyze drivers’ behavior in relationship to rubbernecking.
- Paulina Reina
- 2021
Sep 30, 2013 · Occasionally drivers passing a traffic crash will be involved in the crash themselves, due to rubbernecking. To combat this problem one solution is to obscure the scene from view. We empirically examined the efficacy of crash barriers on both eye movements and human per-formance in regards to driver behavior.
- Nicholas P. Colon, Michael A. Rupp, Mustapha Mouloua
- 2013
Jan 30, 2021 · This article addresses the phenomenon of mobile bystanders who use their smartphones to film or take photographs at accident scenes, instead of offering their help to people in need or to assist ...
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Jul 14, 2015 · Study reveals why it's important to look at what other people are staring at. If you see someone staring at a billboard, chances are you'll stare at it, too. The behavior seems natural enough; you want to know what has caught their eye.
