In Memory, VIII
"After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda, it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident. Like everyone else bludgeoned by these billboard harangues and television films of imaginary accidents, I felt a vague sense of unease that the gruesome climax of my life was being rehearsed years in advance, and would take place on some highway or road junction known only to the makers of these films."
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Caption from the book Crash by J. G. Ballard, 1973. Permission granted for use.