There's echoes of Ballard here- though in Crash the protagonist would have been a minor character, perhaps picked up by Vaughan in his Lincoln Continental. I can attest to being driven in reverse on a highway because my crazy Italian driver missed the slip road. He drove us teachers at over 100 mph to the schools (itinerary was badly planned) until I finally put my foot down (but not on the accelerator) and said I wasn't being paid enough to be put in mortal danger. I dubbed the driver "Steve McQueen" (after "Bullitt" and "Le Mans"). It wasn't meant as a compliment but he would have taken it as one...
I've had so many times when I've been a passenger of someone who's driving dangerously and not dared say anything... And that would be such a stupid reason to die.
There's echoes of Ballard here- though in Crash the protagonist would have been a minor character, perhaps picked up by Vaughan in his Lincoln Continental. I can attest to being driven in reverse on a highway because my crazy Italian driver missed the slip road. He drove us teachers at over 100 mph to the schools (itinerary was badly planned) until I finally put my foot down (but not on the accelerator) and said I wasn't being paid enough to be put in mortal danger. I dubbed the driver "Steve McQueen" (after "Bullitt" and "Le Mans"). It wasn't meant as a compliment but he would have taken it as one...
I've had so many times when I've been a passenger of someone who's driving dangerously and not dared say anything... And that would be such a stupid reason to die.