to find traffic reports insensitive?

[cornishglos]

The cheery way they announce car crashes on the traffic reports on the radio always bothers me. Anyone else?

No. Yabu.

FIL was in an accident. The radio was the only thing still intact. As they cut him out, Lynne Bowles was cheerfully narrating the traffic chaos around him. He was cheered no end.

Yabvu. Most of those crashes will be minor shunts anyway.

People need to know what's going on with traffic, or there would be massive congestion.

I think the traffic reports aren't cheerful anyway, but wondering what changes would suit the op

I've never noticed any of the traffic announcers on the radio being anything other than matter of fact when they're actually reporting. The 'banter' is always at the beginning or end. Same when occasionally the news, weather and sports reporters will exchange comments with the presenter just before or after their bulletin.

What would you suggest OP?

I understand what you're saying, but they're supposed to be reports, not heartfelt stories.

Obviously their purpose is just to report on the traffic and that includes telling people why a road is closed/there's tailbacks etc.

our local presenter has berated listeners reminding then that if they think it is bad, they are only late for work, other people have had life changing injuries or lost lives.

Perhaps they could be read with some sombre music in the background.

Yabu. My dp was in an accident which closed a main road for four hours. I didn't take any notice of the traffic reports at the time but presume it stated road closed because of an accident. Not sure what we else they could say tbh.

Lynne Bowles! Happily declaring 'a major pile up' in a sing song voice. I wondered if she could say 'hope everyone's ok' or something. Or at least sound less happy.

She sounds very serious if it warrants it. Usually she's just matter of fact. Perhaps you just don't like her voice and you're extrapolating. I'm the same with Jo Whiley. She just sounds like she's smirking all the time.

Perhaps they could be read with some sombre music in the background
For some reason this reminded me of Simon Bates' Our Tune music and that made me laugh we all used to crowd in to the 6th year common room to listen to it when it was on the radio

Sorry OP I think YABU. They are traffic reports. If they start adding in comments where would it stop? Would they have to sympathise if there is flooding or road blocks?

For some reason this reminded me of Simon Bates' Our Tune music and that made me laugh

Did you have to share that couch?

Now I feel like I'm giggling in church.

Don't ever listen to local radio in Ireland then - Births Deaths Marriages all treated the same was the highlight of my day when we were over there

Our tune was Brilliant. Always so sad :(

I was thinking more along the lines of some depressing classical music.

Imagine the flood reports. "Sending sympathies to Mrs Jones who will be spending all day in wet socks"

Gooseberry not only did I have to share it. I had to Google it and then listen to it, to remind me of how tragic it all was. I had to find one with Simon's voiceover. It just wasn't the same with an instrumental version

Disclaimer - I have not listened to the complete Our Tune below so I have no idea how tragic or triggering it may be

YABU. Well, maybe it depends on what station you are listening to, but all the stations I listen to just matter of factly report what they know. It's a very helpful / useful service.

Lol at Simon Bates 'Our Tune' music