> what prevented the first responder from breaking a window?
First responders werent paramedics or firefighters. You'd expect a random bystander to risk their life breaking into a flaming car?
First responders werent paramedics or firefighters. You'd expect a random bystander to risk their life breaking into a flaming car?
"But Awan survived the crash, and he could have escaped the smoke and fire, too, Grossman said — if only the police officer who arrived on the scene could have opened the car’s doors."
Burning to death is such a horrible way to go, what empathetic person could resist trying to help?
So I can see that folks may be paralyzed by indecision, even by the intensity of their feelings. Ok, 'normal' people want to help but probably don't because of a lifetime of holding back.
If you regularly drive more than one kind of car you might notice that other road users treat you quite differently depending on which one you're driving.