サンキュー事じ故こ

noun

traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for yielding

Refers to a specific type of accident where a driver, after being let through at a junction, focuses on thanking the other driver and fails to check for other hazards.

• 交こう差さ点てんで道みちを譲ゆずってもらったお礼れいに手てを上あげた瞬しゅん間かん、サンキュー事じ故こを起おこしてしまった。

  The moment I raised my hand to thank the driver who yielded at the intersection, I caused a 'thank-you accident'.

• サンキュー事じ故こは、相あい手てへの感かん謝しゃに気きを取とられて周しゅう囲いの確かく認にんがおろそかになることで起おきる。

  Thank-you accidents happen when a driver becomes so focused on expressing gratitude that they neglect to check their surroundings.