Startled by something happening around them. My example was a car accident happening somewhere in the same street, like one car hitting the other at slow speed.

You maliciously assuming there is a different motivation behind my comments is what's the actual problem here. I see people acting like this all the time, thinking in extremes like everything is either black or white, no gray areas. Not giving others the benefit of the doubt. I can tell you this is what's wrong with the world. All this tribalism and taking everything as an insult or an act of malice. People like you can go fuck right off.