having to try to beat traffic?
also, i stay and watch all of the credits when we go to the movies.
my wife and i also stay for all the credits after a movie. the music is often a fun treat, plus once in a while, something happens in the credits that is a surprise–a gag reel or a short, short. it also provides some time for us to discuss what we just saw, what we liked about it, disliked, and so on, while it’s still very fresh.
staying for the end of a sports game is also called for. why not? if everyone else is also leaving early to “beat the traffic,” 