The traffic delay resulting from a roadside accident or similar spectacle. Derived from drivers' gaping behavior when driving near an accident. Heard on the air in Chicago. Example: We've got a gaper's delay on the Eisenhower--a 40-foot tall puppuet is gesticulating madly at the drivers. That'll add half an hour to your drive today.
GAPER'S DELAY
Meaning of GAPER'S DELAY in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012