Thursday night I was leaving work and getting ready to merge on to 465 north from US40 eastbound. For those of you that do not live near Indy there is a ton of construction in this area and the ramp is a little tricky. It is at a sharp incline up followed by a 90 degree turn and then a wide bending turn to merge on to 465. I love to drive fast but have learned that this is a very dangerous area especially at night when there are no lights.
Well some crazy woman driver (not all of them are crazy) drove off the road and dropped about 30 feet into the ditch (she was okay, I saw her get out of the vehicle). By the time I realized what was going on I was on 465 and could not stop. So I did the next best thing and called 911.
I GOT A RECORDING!!!!
"Hi, you've reached 911, if you are in immediate danger put down the phone and get to a safe location, or if you can take the phone with you, do so and find a safe location. If you are not in immediate danger stay on the line and someone will be with you shortly. This message will now be replayed in Spanish and in Tones for the hearing impaired."
I was in complete shock. The message started playing in Spanish and was then FINALLY answered by an operator. Am I missing something or does this seem a little odd, in a real emergency there is not time to listen to English, Spanish, and Tones!!
Well some crazy woman driver (not all of them are crazy) drove off the road and dropped about 30 feet into the ditch (she was okay, I saw her get out of the vehicle). By the time I realized what was going on I was on 465 and could not stop. So I did the next best thing and called 911.
I GOT A RECORDING!!!!
"Hi, you've reached 911, if you are in immediate danger put down the phone and get to a safe location, or if you can take the phone with you, do so and find a safe location. If you are not in immediate danger stay on the line and someone will be with you shortly. This message will now be replayed in Spanish and in Tones for the hearing impaired."
I was in complete shock. The message started playing in Spanish and was then FINALLY answered by an operator. Am I missing something or does this seem a little odd, in a real emergency there is not time to listen to English, Spanish, and Tones!!