In some rural areas, 911 predecessors included fireworks or loud noises to indicate an emergency had taken place. By the 1950s, several groups in the U.S. were pushing for a national emergency number.
Joshua Vides recently displayed this 911 and other vehicles with a cartoon vibe at a pop-up art installation in Los Angeles.
Highway Patrol Images via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Accessing emergency services today is practically synonymous with dialing 911. The central emergency number connects United States-based ...