When your mates say to you: “Heard of the ’roundabout of death’? Wanna try it?” The answer should be immediate: “Not a chance, mate”. The name alone gives the impression that things aren’t going to end well.
But when it comes to kids, things are always a little different – you might feel old, jaded, and increasingly in fear of your own mortality, but youngsters tend to be more curious about these things, not to mention under the illusion that they’re somehow indestructible.
Presumably, none of this ran through the mind of 11-year-old Tyler Broome when he tried the aforementioned stunt – he just wanted to give it a go. But now the youngster has been left with horrific injuries consistent with those seen in fighter pilots.