WHY 999? |
| You may have wondered why "999" was chosen |
| as the number we - in the UK - dial in an emer- |
| gency. After all "111" is quicker to dial on old- |
| fashioned telephones, and they dial 112 in Europe. |
| There are a number of interesting reasons why. |
| The obvious one is that 999 is easy to remember in |
| an emergency. (Easier I think than 112.) It's also |
| easy to find on the dial in the dark and in smoke. |
| Finally, "9" alone was considered, but the system |
| had to have 3 digits to work in the London area |
| where the new emergency number was tried out |
| for the first time in July 1937. |
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