There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated "race to the finish line", whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or a lucrative career.
Many American people have seen Amish families, with the men wearing broad-brimmed black hats and the women in long dresses, in railway or bus terminals.
Although this incident very much alters the race of the two participants competing for a win, both are going to continue on their way toward the finish line.