It must be common knowledge by now that when some people hear our sirens or see our blue lights they do incredibly stupid things. So it must come as no surprise that when I approached a large roundabout on blue lights, a car already travelling round it slammed on it’s anchors at the very last minute.
Under normal circumstances this would not be an issue . . . I had preempted their move and slowed to a crawl before reaching the roundabout. They had stopped. Neither of us hit each other and no other vehicles were involved.
However, as the driver slammed hard on his brakes I watched in horror as the little girl sitting in the passenger seat was launched forward like a cannon ball into the windscreen.
She wasn’t wearing her seat belt. Continue reading