Wednesday, September 04, 2013

DIAL 112


HOOKMAN SERIES: PSA
 

Steve Young · 50 followers
June 23 at 3:28pm ·

    1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend, when an UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on. Lauren's parents have 4 children (of various ages) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a service station, etc.    So Lauren remembered her parents' advice, and telephoned 112 from her mobile phone.

    This connected her to the police dispatcher-- she told the dispatcher that there was an unmarked car with a flashing blue light behind her and that she would not pull over right away but wait until she was in a service station or busy area.

 Res Ipsa Loquitor   The dispatcher checked to see if there was a police car where she was and there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.

    Ten minutes later 4 police cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her.
    ... One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind.
    They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground........the man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
    I never knew that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you do not have to pull over for an UNMARKED car.

    Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a 'safe' place.
    You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them I.e., put on your hazard lights) or call 112 like Lauren did.
    Too bad the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information.
  
So now it's your turn to let your friends know about 112 (112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police because 999 does not work if you have no signal).
    This is good information that I did not know!

    Please pass on to all your friends, especially any females.

MoSup

8 comments:

Skoonj said...

Never heard of 112. Is it the same as calling 911?

Rodger the Real King of France said...

From post:

(112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police because 999 does not work if you have no signal).
I never heard of it either

Anonymous said...

Um, if you have no signal how can you can you make any calls regardless of what number you dial?

I can see it working if you have a phone, but no *service* because your phone hasn't been registered with any carriers or you let your contract lapse. But to work with no signal, yeah not getting it.

leelu said...

As I recall, 999 is the Brit equivalent of 911.

about.com says "No". Call 911, as 112 is the Euro emergency number:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/a/Dial-112-Cell-Phone-Emergency.htm

iri said...

"if you have no signal how can you can you make any calls regardless"

I think 911 works on any cell phone in the states as long as there is a signal regardless of the provider you have contract with.

Anonymous said...

This is good if you live where 999 exists. It dors NOT in the US.

- Celebrate Homogeneity

James Hooker, Nipple Whisperer said...

That 112 bidness is usn's youro traysh.

DougM said...

911 works on cell phones, even if you have no subscription service.
Keep an old, unused/uncurrent/unpaid cell phone in your car, "safe" room at home, workplace, gun range, etc.
It should work with 911, even if you aren't paying for cell service.
Before you depend on it, though, call 911 and say something like, "This a non-emergency test of an emergency-only phone."
(What? Yeah, don't forget the charger.)

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