By now, you’ve seen those signs near the interchange of Interstate 270 and Highway 40 advising motorists involved in noninjury accidents to pull their cars into the nearest crash reporting site a few feet off the highway lanes.

The good news is that traffic hasn’t tied itself into knots following the closure of Highway 40. And accidents are actually down 14 percent on the highways that pass through Town and Country, said police Capt. Gary Hoelzer. So the reporting sites - relatively safe areas off the highway where motorists can swap insurance information and other details following a crash - haven’t gotten too much business.

“Which is a good thing,” Hoelzer said.

 But the message is a timely one for motorists on most highways. Who hasn’t been caught in an accident-related traffic jam only to find that cars involved in a minor fender-bender haven’t been cleared from the road.