What is a major cause of traffic congestion?
Traffic collisions can be a major cause of traffic congestion. Collisions can range in severity from fatalities to only property damage. However, the severity of the collision does not necessarily depict whether or not it will affect traffic congestion. Collisions blocking the roadway not only affect traffic congestion by their presence, but may add to congestion by the creation of a visual impediment causing motorists to rubberneck and unnecessarily slow the flow of traffic. Human nature takes over and our inquisitiveness gets the best of us. Collisions in one direction often times affect travel in both directions.
