Rubbernecking describes the act of gawking at something of interest. It is often used to refer to drivers trying to view the carnage resulting from a traffic accident. The term literally refers to the craning of a person's neck in order to get a better view. Rubbernecking has also been described as a human trait that is associated with morbid curiosity. It can be the cause of traffic jams (sometimes referred to as "Gaper's blocks"), as drivers slow down to see what happened in a crash.

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  • Rubbernecking describes the act of gawking at something of interest. It is often used to refer to drivers trying to view the carnage resulting from a traffic accident. The term literally refers to the craning of a person's neck in order to get a better view. Rubbernecking has also been described as a human trait that is associated with morbid curiosity. It can be the cause of traffic jams (sometimes referred to as "Gaper's blocks"), as drivers slow down to see what happened in a crash. It is also a cause of accidents as drivers become distracted and change their rate of travel while other drivers are also distracted. Rubbernecking has also come to be used more generally to describe voyeuristic interest in someone else's "business" or difficulties.
  • Schaulustige, auch als Gaffer bezeichnet, sind Personen, die sich spontan zur Beobachtung eines spektakulären Ereignisses einfinden. In vielen Fällen handelt es sich um unwillkommene Zuschauer, wodurch der Begriff eine negative Konnotation erhält, insbesondere Gaffer ist eindeutig abwertend.
  • 野次馬（やじ うま）とは、本来は歳を取った馬や御しがたい馬を指す日本語である。しかしそこから転じて、自分とは直接関係の無い事象（事件・事故を主とする、世の中で起こるもろもろの出来事・現象）に浅はかな興味を抱き、物見高く集まる、面白半分に騒ぎ立てるなどといった行為に及ぶこと、ならびに、その行為者を指して言う、含意をもった語にもなり、現代ではこちらの用法が第一義となっているものである。
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  • Rubbernecking describes the act of gawking at something of interest. It is often used to refer to drivers trying to view the carnage resulting from a traffic accident. The term literally refers to the craning of a person's neck in order to get a better view. Rubbernecking has also been described as a human trait that is associated with morbid curiosity. It can be the cause of traffic jams (sometimes referred to as "Gaper's blocks"), as drivers slow down to see what happened in a crash.
  • Schaulustige, auch als Gaffer bezeichnet, sind Personen, die sich spontan zur Beobachtung eines spektakulären Ereignisses einfinden. In vielen Fällen handelt es sich um unwillkommene Zuschauer, wodurch der Begriff eine negative Konnotation erhält, insbesondere Gaffer ist eindeutig abwertend.
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  • Rubbernecking
  • Schaulustiger
  • 野次馬
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