DanielPhermous t1_j4yvn1c wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:26 AM

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Triple zero is easy to remember and, as far as I'm aware, there's no particular problems with accidental dialling. 112 forwards to 000 because it is an international standard that arrived long after 000. It's so travellers only need to know one number and their call will be forwarded to 911, 000, 999 or whatever depending on the country.

ChalupaCabre t1_j4ywlnz wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:36 AM

So if I dial 112 here, it would forward to 911 because that’s our emergency number? Wild, I never heard of that before.

DanielPhermous t1_j4yx4l6 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Hopefully? I mean, that's the theory. Maybe Google it to be sure.

ChalupaCabre t1_j4yxqiy wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:47 AM

I’m in Canada and looks like we have adopted that standard.

Says it’s available in some parts of USA by some carriers. Typical USA! Lol

bbqroast t1_j4zrmtk wrote on January 19, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Maybe? You can dial 911 in Australia and you'll get forwarded to the 000 emergency number.

In fact, if you're overseas and have an emergency and don't know the local number 911 is probably a pretty good try because it's so well known the local system may automatically redirect you.