Do you get more scared as you get older? I’m increasingly worried by the prospect of accidental death or serious injury. Whenever I used to hear of an acquaintance being killed or injured, I once thought, “Poor them!” I still think that but now, shamingly, I very quickly think, “It could have been me.” For 30 years, I biked round London at night, without lights, in a dark suit. Now I always wear a hi-vis jacket, even in full daylight, and sport two rear lights and a front light. Martin Amis said he never thought about dying until he was 40; after turning 40, he thought about little else. I’m 47.
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Why the 'yellow jacket' movement will never take off in Britain
do you get more scared as you get older? i’m increasingly worried by the prospect of accidental death or serious injury. whenever i used to ...
Harry Mount
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