I think we are all guilty of taking our own lives for granted and even hearing of death and accidents it still doesn't play an important enough part in our lives.
Only last week whilst sitting in stationary traffic on the Kingsway in Dundee, which was coned and starting to narrow off to a single lane.
I watched in my side mirror as if in slow motion, two women walking across the road who must have been so engrossed in conversation that they didn't even bother to look when crossing,
I also noticed a motorcycle approaching.
The motorcyclist spotted the pedestrians and slowed down and attempted to manoeuvre around behind them,It wasn't until the very last second that they noticed the motorcyclist, one jumped forward and one stepped back,the latter collided with the biker and was knocked to the ground and laid motionless.
I started to think of things like the police turning up at the woman's door telling a family member that their wife or mum wouldn't be coming home as they had died that morning whilst walking to work.
The good news is, she was OK and stayed in Ninewells overnight for observations but it could all of gone so horribly wrong that day, just like on the A9.
So instead of moaning about Brewster not taking us in to Europe, why not take time to think of the importance of life and how easily it can all go wrong and how valued your family and friends are.