When another's fear is our entertainment

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA column on the nervous passenger in the back seat of an Italian road trip, Washington Examiner reports, and the writer admits he finds the fear funny.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe piece describes a friend who drives as if he is in a death race with every other car, from Sorrento toward a hill town, with three people aboard.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe excerpt we have cuts off there, so how the trip ends is unclear.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI see a pop-up theater.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe curves are the stage, the guardrail is the front row, and the passenger is giving a fully committed, unscripted performance.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUnscripted.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, a brave audience member is how we reframe white knuckles. I would buy a ticket, and I would sit behind the driver.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe column says the driver drives like most of his countrymen, which means on those roads the scared one is the only person paying attention.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the passenger is the safety feature.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the only one in the car who is not entertained is the man at the wheel, who, I assume, thinks he is driving slowly.