Leicestershire Police are fed-up with silly questions and daft reports clogging up emergency lines meant for genuine callers. Police have to deal with time-wasters but the joke was on a raft of callers shamed in a compilation of time-wasting calls on April Fool’s Day.

One dim-wit called 999 to tell officers there was a rat "the size of a rabbit" in her friend’s kitchen. And another thought the best way to find out if they could pull over on the M1 hard shoulder to go to the LOO was to call the cops.

The worst phone call is a man requesting help exchanging trainers he has just purchased. A seething 999 operator is so angry she  brands the call "an entirely inappropriate use" of the emergency number.

For non-emergencies people should call 101 or visit the force’s website which contains a section called Ask the Police.

source: Mirror

to shame – megszégyenít, szégyenbe hoz
fool – ostoba ember, bolond
time-wasting – időpazarló, időfecsérlő
999 – rendőrség hívószáma, (mint a 107)
to be fed-up with sg – torkig lenni valamivel; elege van valamiből
daft – bolond, együgyű, ostoba
reports – bejelentés
to clog up – akadályozni, lezárni, lefoglalni, eldugítani
genuine –  valódi, eredeti, hiteles
raft of – sok (a lot of)
compilation – összeállítás
dim-wit – buta, süket, ostoba
hard shoulder – útpadka
hilarious – túláradóan vidám, mókás, nevetséges,
seething – mérgelődő, nagyon haragos
to brand – megbélyegezni, ált. valami szégyenteljest
inappropriate – alkalmatlan, alkalmatlankodó

Read the information then match the suitable answers a to e to the questions of the operator. 

There is an accident at Oktogon. A man on a motorcycle was hit by someone in a blue Volvo. Traffic is backed up (feltorlódott) on the street. It appears that the man on the motorcycle has been hurt (megsérült).

a, A man on a motorcycle was hit by a car.
b, It is 06-70-315-675.
c, One, a blue Volvo. But traffic is all backed up.
d, At Oktogon, Budapest.
e, Only the man on the motorcycle.

Operator: 999 Where is your emergency?
Caller: 1. …..
Operator: What is your phone number?
Caller: 2.  …..
Operator: What happened?
Caller: 3.  …….
Operator: How many cars are involved?
Caller: 4. …..
Operator: How many people are hurt?
Caller: 5.
Operator: We are sending help now.

answers: 1.d, 2.b, 3.a, 4.c, 5.e

]]> https://www.5percangol.hu/hasznos-parbeszedek/emergency-calls-veszhivasok-a-roadside-accident-koezuti-baleset/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:41:16 +0000 https://cmsteszt.5percangol.hu/emergency-calls-veszhivasok-a-roadside-accident-koezuti-baleset/ Emergency calls – A roadside accident

Operator: 911 Where is your emergency?
Caller: At the corner of Sandown Road and Harold Road, close to Sandown Clinic.
Operator: What is your phone number?
Caller: 0765 9834561. It’s my mobile number.
Operator: What’s happened?
Caller: There has been an accident. A man on a motorcycle was hit by someone in a black BMW. Traffic is backed up on street. I think the man on the motorcycle has been hurt.
Operator: We are sending help now. How many cars are involved?
Caller: Just one.
Operator: How many people are hurt?
Caller: I think only the man who was driving the motorcycle.
Operator: Are both drivers still present?
Caller: Yes.
Operator: Did you witness the accident?
Caller: Yes. I was walking down Sandown Road when I heard the terrible crash. I immediately turned around and saw that the car hit the biker.
Operator: Please stay on the scene. Thank you.

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Where is you emergency? – Hol (történt) a vészhelyzet?
What’s happened? – Mi történt?
There has been an accident. – Baleset történt.
Traffic is backed up on street. – A forgalom teljesen beállt/ összetorlódott.
I think the man on the motorcycle has been hurt. – Azt hiszem, hogy a motoros megsérült.
We are sending help now. – Már küldjük a segítséget.
How many cars are involved? – Hány autó érintett?
How many people are hurt? – Hány ember sérült?
Are both drivers still present? – Mindkét sofőr jelen van?
Did you witness the accident? – Ön szemtanúja volt a balesetnek?
Please stay on the scene. – Kérem maradjon a helyszínen.

mobile number – mobiltelefon szám
to happen – történik, megtörténik
traffic is backed up – feltorlódott a forgalom
to be involved – valamiben benne lenni, valamibe belekeveredni
to be present – jelen lenni
to witness something – szemtanúja lenni valaminek
crash – ütközés, csattanás