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British police are prosecuting four motorists for slowing down on a busy highway to take photos of a crash scene. It will be the first time for drivers in Britain to face prosecution for "rubbernecking" – the act of looking back at a grisly scene, usually while driving a car. The four rubberneckers slowed down to snap shots of a crash on the other side of the road. Drivers behind them were forced to brake to avoid hitting the rubberneckers. Police at the scene said the photo-taking motorists had been "acting irresponsibly" in slowing down to use their mobile phones to take photos. They will be charged with driving without due care and attention and without reasonable consideration for other road users.
Police officer Shelley Holloway spoke to journalists about the incident. She said: "Thankfully nobody was injured in the collision. However the actions of several motorists who drove through the scene showed no regard for their own or of other people's safety, as they used their mobile phones to record or video the wreckage as they passed. In doing so, they were not in proper control of their vehicle. They slowed down causing motorists behind them to brake or take evasive action and slow the flow of traffic that was already heavily congested." She added that: "One of the causes of serious injury and fatal collisions is the use of mobile telephones." She urged motorists to lock their phones away when driving.
谢莉警官对记者说明了这一事件。她说，在车祸中幸亏没有人受伤。然而，一些从车祸现场经过的司机的行为，却没有顾忌其他人的安危，因为他们在开车经过的时候，用手机拍照或者录下车祸现场情景。这样做的时候，他们就不能很好地控制车辆。他们的减速，导致后面的司机不得不刹车或者避让，从而使原本拥堵的交通更加缓慢。她还补充说道，导致重伤或者致命车祸发生的原因之一就是使用手机。她劝告司机的开车的时候把自己手机锁起来。
译文属可可英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
