Nothing good comes from someone having an accident on the freeway. Even if they happen not to be hurt too badly, their back usually feels the aftershocks for the next few days. Their car suffers damage, meaning the headache of getting repair estimates, scheduling time in the body shop, dealing with the insurance company. Traffic backs up in one or both directions, causing people's schedules to run behind, adding an unhappy hour of gridlock to a family's ten-hour drive to the beach.



