事故表示渋滞｜Accident Display Congestion｜2021/04/19

東名高速道路で東京方面を走っていたら「この先事故注意」の表示が出ていた。急にクルマが詰まり始め、事故の影響で渋滞になっている。４車線もあるのだが、ノロノロ運転だ。日曜日の午後で、もう少し遅い時間だと自然渋滞も重なってさらに渋滞は長くなるだろう。５キロ先事故、２キロ先事故と徐々に事故現場に近づいてゆく。これだけの渋滞だから激しい事故現場を想像してしまう。しかし行けども行けども何もなく、知らないうちに渋滞は解消している。んー、これは事故渋滞ではなく、事故表示をみてスピードを落とすことから発生する事故表示渋滞なのかもしれない。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）
When I was driving in the direction of Tokyo on the Tomei Expressway, the message "Caution for accidents ahead" was displayed. Suddenly the car started to get clogged and the traffic was congested due to the accident. There were four lanes, but it was a sloppy driving. If the accident occurred later Sunday afternoon, the traffic would be even longer due to the natural traffic. The accident site was gradually approaching, with an accident 5 km away and an accident 2 km away. Because of this traffic jam, I imagined a severe accident site. However, there was nothing going on and going, and the traffic jam was cleared without knowing it. Hmmm, this may not be an accident traffic jam, but an accident traffic jam caused by slowing down by looking at the accident display.-Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki