The AA says Gauteng's e-panic button plan could actually work

[Jan]

Gauteng's crime-fighting panic button plan could really work

Instead of providing Gauteng residents with a panic button to quickly connect them with emergency responders, the province should look towards a smartphone safety app that performs the same functions.

That is according to the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) chief executive officer Willem Groenewald.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Another big shiny button.
Toddlers are gonna go crazy for it!

 

[Hackson]

What about just USSD.

*112#
No data required and works in any phone.
Then use towers to determine location.

 

[Fuzzbox]

Smelling a TENDA.

 

[borro]

Suuuuuure

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Don't even need to read the article to know it won't work. For the same reason none of it works. The ANC. You could conjure the best, most perfect plan and it will fail the moment you add the ANC into the mix.

 

[neoprema]

R22m later with a half baked app that doesn’t work we’ll all be wondering where the money went. You know what else has push buttons? Bentleys

 

[skimread]

Police don't even come if you phone them. Panic button will give them even more reason to ignore you as they will say it is fake calls.

 

[Bewlen]

Misleading headline.

The AA actually have their own product - costing R1999 upfront and R49 subscription per month. They are pitching this as a solution.

So they're actually saying "we can sell this and make billions from it", not "this might work".

Tendaaaaaaaaaa!

 

[r00igev@@r]

Where do I register as an old umlungu to eat with all those panic button sales?

PS: Can save millions if you just use Uber Eats to order a pork chop who is sleeping at the local KFC after quaffing a Streetwise Two.

 

[r00igev@@r]

R22m later with a half baked app that doesn’t work we’ll all be wondering where the money went. You know what else has push buttons? Bentleys

Do you think the proletariat have forgotten about the oversized flag post scam? Maybe we should cycle that idea around for another go?

 

[alphabyte]

It sounds very noble, BUT from the government that cannot even keep their 10111 service working - not very likely.

 

[Quicks]

I am thinking this will be used to create crime. Get people detracted from what actually is happening somewhere else.

 

[Spizz]

Misleading headline.

The AA actually have their own product - costing R1999 upfront and R49 subscription per month. They are pitching this as a solution.

So they're actually saying "we can sell this and make billions from it", not "this might work".

Tendaaaaaaaaaa!

They already have their own armed response app which I have on mine and my families phones. R150 a month.

 

[MentellusMaximus]

Unless the emergency responders are privately contracted, pressing the panic button will just result in a long wait... please hold...your call is important to us... please hold...please hold...

Nice tenders though, time to eat.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

What about just USSD.

*112#
No data required and works in any phone.
Then use towers to determine location.

Movies taught me that you need at least 45seconds to triangulate position. So this idea won't work.
/s

But for reals though, what if you only have coverage with two towers or less in rural areas?

 

[Hackson]

Movies taught me that you need at least 45seconds to triangulate position. So this idea won't work.
/s

But for reals though, what if you only have coverage with two towers or less in rural areas?

I hear you.

Guess it can be enhanced with you adding location using something like plus code address.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

why do these idiots in the ANC come up with these fanciful ideas for people that don't even have Electricity/Sewers/Roads/ basic services
oh right, so the tendas can come comrades! its out time to eat! Mclaren Police cars and Whiskey for breakfast Comrades!

I mean they might as well already advertise they going to blow 16 billion for the ANC birthday party.

 

[TheChamp]

Instead of providing Gauteng residents with a panic button to quickly connect them with emergency responders, the province should look towards a smartphone safety app that performs the same functions.

It doesn't look like one instead of another is the way to go, both sounds just right, there are smartphone people and there are non smartphone people, get a solution tatworks for both.

 

[mpdjhb]

The ANC will find a way to destroy this idea through greed, corruption and garden variety incompetence.