Rubbernecking Likely Culprit in Double Beltway Accident Wednesday
Giving the vicinity and the time, someone was likely looking across and saw the other accident, Sgt. John Revel said.
Rubbernecking is the likely reason for the double Beltway accident that closed down most of the Beltway in the vicinity of Greenbelt, MD, Wednesday morning, according to Maryland State Police Sgt. John Revel. Given the vicinity and the time, someone was likely rubbernecking, looked across and saw the other accident, according to Revel, who added that police see it all the time. Rubbernecking is not only looking at the accident, it can be looking at the backup caused by the accident, he explained. At around 6 a.m., a black Dodge and a black Ford got in an accident on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95) near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, in the vicinity of Greenbelt, MD, according to Revel. One of the vehicles was pulling…
Jeff Lemieux
8:24 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Why do we call these "accidents"? If the cause is rubbernecking or otherwise foolish or careless driving, it's not really an accident. It's entirely predictable, not accidental. Should be called a "crash," not an accident. Accident is not accurate in many cases. more ›