Radio 2’s “Sally Traffic” helps the distraught driver who called the station when she went into labor…because it was the only number she could remember
- Radio 2 presenter Sally Boazman recalled helping a woman going into labour
- Except for the tour guide, the woman could not remember any telephone numbers
- “Sally Traffic” also helped another woman who was stuck in the snow in the Peak District
- The star said those in her line of work are sometimes “capeless superheroes.”
She’s one of Radio 2’s most popular voices. But it seems that for some listeners, Sally Boazman does more than cover the streets.
The 65-year-old BBC star, known as Sally Traffic, said she once helped a woman going into labour, but could only remember the broadcaster’s travel number.
She said motorists can feel vulnerable in their cars and said those in her profession are “sometimes superheroes without capes.”
Miss Boazman added that those feelings are particularly true of “single female drivers” and recalled how she helped the pregnant woman.
Sally Traffic, reporting for BBC Radio 2, recalled her experience helping women in need
“I really think it’s community radio. I feel a warm connection to everyone driving and dialing in,” she told Radio Times.
“A woman was alone in labor and couldn’t remember any phone numbers other than our tour guide.
“She called because she was desperate to know what to do. I helped her calm down, then called 999 and put her in touch with her partner.’
The journalist, who became BBC Radio 2’s first travel reporter in 1998, also recounted another time when she helped a woman “in a panic” after she got stuck in the snow on Woodhead Pass in the Peak District.
She told her to turn off her phone to conserve electricity before contacting her family and emergency services.
Ms Boazman said her audience enjoyed being able to provide “believable” traffic updates while “having a little laugh with the presenters”.