Talk:Pacific Motorway

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[edit] Out of Date Information

Third paragraph from the top contains references to dates in 2007. Does this need updating? Have the mentioned roadworks commenced? --Joshy06x (talk) 16:19, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Emergency Services

"If your are involved in a accident or crash contact the relevant emergency services by 
dialling 000(Triple Zero)."

I have changed this to the more official statement "In cases of emergency call 000".

Triple 0 cannot be taken so lightly. You do not dial 000, OR contact the relevant emergency services for just any accident or crash. This is precisely the perception 000 and emergency services seeks to dismantle.

I seek your thoughts on the necessity of 000 information in this article, and for that matter on wikipedia. Also, I think I've heard that for mobile phones it's better to dial 112, is this correct? --Eno1 11:55, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the offending text anyway, because it was mostly copied from the Main Roads website which is the external link in the article. That website said to call 000, but you're right, 000 is for life-threatening emergencies, not run-of-the-mill car crashes.
It used to be that dialling 112 was better than dialling 000, because calling 112 let the operators trace the mobile tower you're connected through, but 000 apparently didn't. Now I think they've fixed that technical issue and calling 000 allows them to trace you. But 112 has the added advantage that it works in every country and on every network (so if you're out of range of your carrier it will automatically route your call through any available network). I'm not sure if the same goes for 000. - Mark 03:27, 6 February 2006 (UTC)