Around 86% of Britions do not know of the 112 emergency number - Polidicks

[QUOTE=shott;34652949]quite good [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILxjxfB4zNk[/media][/QUOTE] Vinnie Jones, the most bad ass Brit to have lived.

I wonder how many people know that the operator is still on 100, even though it's practically useless for everything except call tracing or reversal of the charge

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;34652543]I don't know a single person here in the US that doesn't know our 911 emergency number. Not one. Most children even know it.[/QUOTE] I wish we had an agreed upon non-emergency number though. It sounds stupid, but I have called the non-emergency lines for local police far more than the emergency line. They tend to be normal numbers and differ from county to county.

[QUOTE=GunFox;34656311]I wish we had an agreed upon non-emergency number though. It sounds stupid, but I have called the non-emergency lines for local police far more than the emergency line. They tend to be normal numbers and differ from county to county.[/QUOTE] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-1-1]311[/url] seems to be the standard in the US, over here in the UK we have [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Non-Emergency_Number]101[/url] which was supposed to be rolled out countrywide but funding was withdrawn

Everyone knows 999 in Briton. 911 is the equivalent to that, this is on about a different number 112 which isn't advertised at all. I only found out since my mother works in the police.

We have 3 emergenct numbers here in Norway, and I will admit I mix them up. Though it doesn't really matter who you call, as they'll quickly transfer you to the correct number (or just do it themselves).

I never actually heard of 112 in the 19 years I have lived here...never mentioned anywhere

I was aware that 112 dialled to emergency servers here in the UK but I wasn't aware it was a full out European thing. Interesting article.

Even in America you can use 112, but it just redirects to 911 for us.

What? I'm not even British and I know 112.

lol so thats why every time my phone accidently does emergency call its 112 you cheeky fuckers EU

[QUOTE=GunFox;34656311]I wish we had an agreed upon non-emergency number though. It sounds stupid, but I have called the non-emergency lines for local police far more than the emergency line. They tend to be normal numbers and differ from county to county.[/QUOTE]Agreed. Here if I had a fender bender I'd use 862-8600, but if I go fifty miles that might connect me to a pizza joint instead. Shit needs standardizing.

Triple 0 (000) is probably the easiest emergency number to remember, It's advertised frequently in Australia on TV and radio. The only downside it doesn't work for mobile phones, so there's another number but I think it's longer.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34658204]Triple 0 (000) is probably the easiest emergency number to remember, It's advertised frequently in Australia on TV and radio. The only downside it doesn't work for mobile phones, so there's another number but I think it's longer.[/QUOTE] that's a pretty big downside

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34658204]Triple 0 (000) is probably the easiest emergency number to remember, It's advertised frequently in Australia on TV and radio. The only downside it doesn't work for mobile phones, so there's another number but I think it's longer.[/QUOTE] Completely untrue, 000 still goes to the Telstra emergency exchange for your state, even if called from a mobile. So does 911, 111, 112 and 999. All these numbers are redirected to 112. The only downside from calling 000 on your mobile phones is that you must tell them your address, compared to calling from a landline, where they know it, they only have to verify it.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34658204]Triple 0 (000) is probably the easiest emergency number to remember, It's advertised frequently in Australia on TV and radio. The only downside it doesn't work for mobile phones, so there's another number but I think it's longer.[/QUOTE] Pretty sure you are wrong with that one.

I have called the emergency number 3 times. (Life was threatened on several occations) First time, I called 112, and then did a follow up call on a 02800 number, this is for non-emergencies or when the operator tells you to call that number. On 112, they want to know [b]where[/b] you are, [B]who[/B] you are and [B]what[/B] trouble you're in. The first time I called, I was hysteric. But the guy did an amazing job calming me down :v: Never doubt calling the emergency services if you even think you're in an emergency and you need help. The operator will make an on-the-fly assessment of your situation(Meet several criteria and such) and decide if it's right to send immediate help. It's always a good idea to know the emergency numbers to the place you're going.

[QUOTE=jechtman;34652876]New Zealand's the easiest to remember. 111[/QUOTE] Us Aussies got you beat there: 000 Although, from what I'm told, a majority of foreign emergency numbers will also route to 000 if called within Australia

[QUOTE=Noth;34658788]Us Aussies got you beat there: 000 Although, from what I'm told, a majority of foreign emergency numbers will also route to 000 if called within Australia[/QUOTE] That redirect thing sounds convenient, not because it is obviously convenient but because I can't think of another emergency number with a zero in it off the top of my head.

[QUOTE=Jookia;34653954]Australia has 000.[/QUOTE] We can also use 112 I think if you're on a mobile network or something, but like the UK I don't think it's mentioned often.

[QUOTE=leach139;34656437][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-1-1]311[/url] seems to be the standard in the US, over here in the UK we have [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Non-Emergency_Number]101[/url] which was supposed to be rolled out countrywide but funding was withdrawn[/QUOTE] 311 often accesses the city, and not the police. Information like garbage pickup, law clarification, permits to dig, parking ticket questions, etc etc. Here it connects you to a city rep who may in turn be able to direct you to the non-emergency line, but 311 is not how you would normally reach it.

[QUOTE=Wake;34652589]It's a good system. The 911 number is drilled into children's heads starting in school. Within the first year, most american kids will have seen at least one convention where the local fire department does a bunch of safety teachings and they commonly do it again each year, so that by elementary school nearly every child will know 911 and "Stop, drop, and roll" Does the UK do something like that?[/QUOTE] You know what's even better? When you were little did you ever do a "mini-muster"? It was where the fire department came to our school, set up a burning building, an obstacle course and a fake fire department building, and we had to do the get dressed in the uniform, run the obstacle course and then have like 20 kids hold the hose to put out a small fire in the fake building. That was the best thing [B]EVER[/B] as a kid.

[QUOTE=Noth;34658788] Although, from what I'm told, a majority of foreign emergency numbers will also route to 000 if called within Australia[/QUOTE] A 000 call from a mobile phone, Australian or not, is actually redirected to 112 which is then directed to 000 internally.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34658204]Triple 0 (000) is probably the easiest emergency number to remember, It's advertised frequently in Australia on TV and radio. The only downside it doesn't work for mobile phones, so there's another number but I think it's longer.[/QUOTE] It does. A few months ago I called 000 from my mobile when I saw some dude on ice beating up a woman. Worked for me.

[QUOTE=nikomo;34652696]If I was over in Britain and run into an emergency situation, I'd be calling 112 and not 999, because hell, that's what I've been taught. But I'd probably remember to call 911 if I was in America.[/QUOTE] And this is the benefit of the 112 system, I can (in theory) be anywhere in Europe and instantly know what number to call if something bad happens. The fact it appears to work alongside local numbers (999 in the UK and I guess others) is even more of a bonus. It really should be advertised over here more though, I wonder what these people would do in an emergency in Europe. [editline]12th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=DOG-GY;34653647]112 in america redirects to 911 if you're on a mobile network[/QUOTE] Its a GSM standard, so it will work on any GSM phone.

[QUOTE=FalconKrunch;34652517]112 is the only dutch emergency number.[/QUOTE] The entirety of europe uses that one, please know more about shit before posting.

I've known about it for a while, but it just slips your mind, if I were in an emergency situation i'd call 999 rather than 112 because from a young age it's been drilled into my head.

I believe you can also use 911 in the UK.

[QUOTE=Crimor;34661923]The entirety of europe uses that one, please know more about shit before posting.[/QUOTE] Please read the post you're replying to before being rude.

[QUOTE=Dominic0904;34656689]I never actually heard of 112 in the 19 years I have lived here...never mentioned anywhere[/QUOTE] This man, they say that 86% of us haven't heard of it and that's probably got something to do with them not mentioning it at all, anywhere. Like actually nowhere, I've never seen or heard of it once in my entire life.