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Noun: rubber-necking
  1. Going about to look at places of interest
    - sightseeing
Verb: rubberneck  'rú-bu(r),nek
Usage: informal
  1. Strain to watch; stare curiously
    "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

Type of: butcher's [Brit, slang], gander [informal], look, looking, looking at, watch

Encyclopedia: Rubber-necking

Rubberneck