A bit of useful advice (from the Association of Industrial Road
Safety Officers)
It's been said that this number works in the UK - thought you should know this..... The number does work from a mobile.This Actually Happened to someone's daughter.
Lauren was 19 yrs old and in college. This story takes place over the
Christmas/New Year's holiday break. It was the Saturday before New
Year and it was about 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 police car with a flashing BLUE light on his rooftop behind her and that she would not pull over right away but
wait until she was in a service station or busy area.
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.
let your friends know about 112. Please pass on to all
your friends, especially any females