Calling 999 To Report A Broken Down Vehicle In A Dangerous P
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Would you?
Have you?
Dangerous, as in, on a bend or over a hill on a fast road. That sort of dangerous.
I've called them in before (1 this morning in fact), only because I observed the aftermath of a car-car high speed rear collision on a NSL DC, where oddly, the view ahead would've been quite far in ideal conditions.
Just wondered if people would do it?
Have you?
Dangerous, as in, on a bend or over a hill on a fast road. That sort of dangerous.
I've called them in before (1 this morning in fact), only because I observed the aftermath of a car-car high speed rear collision on a NSL DC, where oddly, the view ahead would've been quite far in ideal conditions.
Just wondered if people would do it?
Police had been called out and were on their way when this happened.
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I did on Friday for the first time.
Young lass in a car broken down and stationary in the middle lane of the M5. I got there as cars were still swerving round it. Very scary. Actually made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end...
What was quite bad is that bearing in mind I dialled 999, I then got put on hold three times whilst the police control room found someone to answer!
Young lass in a car broken down and stationary in the middle lane of the M5. I got there as cars were still swerving round it. Very scary. Actually made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end...
What was quite bad is that bearing in mind I dialled 999, I then got put on hold three times whilst the police control room found someone to answer!
I didn't call 999 but the local station number instead. Woman was SITTING IN her car in the left lane of a two-lane dual carriageway around a corner. Right in the middle of the lane, made no attempt to get the car off the road!
I looped around and stopped beside her to shout that she should get out of the car and wait up the bank and that I had phoned the police.
I looped around and stopped beside her to shout that she should get out of the car and wait up the bank and that I had phoned the police.
Covering a lot of miles as I do I have to ring in quite a few, it always puzzles me how people manage to break down and stop within a live lane, very few breakdowns dramatically immobilise the car, most you could coast to the shoulder, grass verge etc.
As an aside I had a strange one a couple of years back, young lass broken down on the North York Moors, miles from anywhere, in November, dark cold night. She was only wearing a T shirt and jeans, no foul weather gear, and was stood out in the rain. I stopped and asked if she needed help, she'd called her bloke who was coming out to meet her, understandably she didn't want to go off with a stranger (it wouldn't be good for either of us, potential danger for her if I was a wrong un and potential for false accusations against me if she was mental) so I rang the police on 101 to ask someone to come and look after her, they were understanding and said they'd get someone straight out. In the meantime I told her I'd keep an eye out, make sure she was OK so kept doing laps up and down the road until the police arrived to look after her. Police control rang me back to say how grateful the girl was and that they'd make sure she was warm and dry till her chap turned up.
It was awkward as it would be nice if I could have just said to her to jump into my car, keep her warm and safe (her car was unlit on a fast A road) until her bloke arrived, it is a bit sad that I felt unable to.
As an aside I had a strange one a couple of years back, young lass broken down on the North York Moors, miles from anywhere, in November, dark cold night. She was only wearing a T shirt and jeans, no foul weather gear, and was stood out in the rain. I stopped and asked if she needed help, she'd called her bloke who was coming out to meet her, understandably she didn't want to go off with a stranger (it wouldn't be good for either of us, potential danger for her if I was a wrong un and potential for false accusations against me if she was mental) so I rang the police on 101 to ask someone to come and look after her, they were understanding and said they'd get someone straight out. In the meantime I told her I'd keep an eye out, make sure she was OK so kept doing laps up and down the road until the police arrived to look after her. Police control rang me back to say how grateful the girl was and that they'd make sure she was warm and dry till her chap turned up.
It was awkward as it would be nice if I could have just said to her to jump into my car, keep her warm and safe (her car was unlit on a fast A road) until her bloke arrived, it is a bit sad that I felt unable to.
CTO said:
Young lass in a car broken down and stationary in the middle lane of the M5. I got there as cars were still swerving round it. Very scary. Actually made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end...
I saw this once, small van in the middle lane of the M8. You could not have paid me to swap seats with that guy.56mph heavies up your inside. Crazies approaching at 60 behind and *flashing* lights, no idea where they thought a stationary vehicle with hazards was going... Before swerving without indicator to lane 3.
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