What do you do when you need to speak to the Highway Patrol?

[Deej]

Ok, heres the story. Was driving home towards the city on the M1 from Stapylton yesterday and was in the 110k section of the freeway when I noticed an old lady on an electric scooters riding on the shoulder of the highway in the opposite direction! Needless to say I wanted to contact the Highway Patrol as soon as possible before anyone got hurt. However, I had no idea on what number I had to call. I ended up pulling over at the next exit and calling the police station in the area.

So my question is, what is the right thing to do in this situation. Is there some sort of a number for traffic related reporting? 000 as I understand is purely a life and death situation number and crimestoppers (1800333000) is a crime related one. Just figured its something worth knowing as well all could be faced with a situation such as this someday.

[milobob]

I am not to sure as well... I'd just contact your local police station? Hm, quite dangerous for people to be riding scooters on the highway! all you need is one of those long trucks and you can get swished sideways (even my lancer gets swished sideways )

[The X]

Ok, heres the story. Was driving home towards the city on the M1 from Stapylton yesterday and was in the 110k section of the freeway when I noticed an old lady on an electric scooters riding on the shoulder of the highway in the opposite direction! Needless to say I wanted to contact the Highway Patrol as soon as possible before anyone got hurt.

Darwin's theory of natural selection will sort those types out. No need to worry. Just get on with your life, you have more important things to worry about. (....and yes I am being serious)

[zedd82]

131940 is the number to report traffic incidents or similar

[shamrockshirts]

Darwin's theory of natural selection will sort those types out. No need to worry. Just get on with your life, you have more important things to worry about. (....and yes I am being serious)

And if this was your mother/father or grand parents would you think the same???

[vr]

Just ring 000 and it will get sorted

[Blakey]

Just ring 000 and it will get sorted

you can get in trouble for doing that as it holds up an opperator when its not an emergency. 000 is only for emergencys/life threatening. if its not that then your not ment to call that number, there is a number that redirects you to the nearest place, but i dunno what that number is

[smithsy]

Honestly someone riding a scooter on the side of a ride is potentially lethal and if you don't know a number for the local police station then i would just call 000, can't see them charging you over that!

Sure she's putting herself at risk and you may or may not care, but what if something happens (eg the scooter topples on a bump) and she ends up on the road a car swerves to avoid her and in the process loses control into other cars, etc? So it's safe to say something like this poses a very real hazard not just to herself but also to other motorists.

[vr]

I have called 000 once before when a driver was driving erractic along the F1 in Newcastle and was putting other people in danger. They put me through to the police. All they asked was the details of the situation and asked what was happening and said they would sent a patrol car out. Never got into any trouble over it.

[maleticj]

wow that is the first time i have heard that i had a similar situation where a stray horse was hapily trotting along the freeway called r.s.p.c.a and they sorted it out, surely they wuoldt fine you if u called 000 as she could have been really hurt if not killed had sumthing gone wrong...

[WTR]

I am always polite and keep my hands where they can see 'em !

[Graham]

I don't ever want to speak to them, but if I wanted to I'd call the general police number and ask to speak to TEG

or speed on the hwy/fwy until i see them (KIDDING!)

[86MIM]

There was a new number on the TV yesterday I saw...

131 444 for reporting things that you wouldn't call 000 for...

I just googled it - there's a swag of information on it

[SAM-24A]

Ring 000.

The operator will ask you: Fire - Police - Ambulance.
You state your request and get diverted accordingly.
This diversion prevents the Emergency Assistance Line from being held up unnecessarily.

Sam.

[foreshadow]

Thats a perfectly fine reason to call triple 0. Its the type of job that needs to be allocated to a car asap.