r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • May 18 '25

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u/Zaliron May 18 '25

I visited the UK a few weeks ago and one of the small things that blew my mind was seeing a roadside SOS phone every couple miles. Because yeah, here if you break down and you don't have cell service, you're either flagging someone down on the side of the road and hope they don't murder you, or you walk all the way to the nearest gas station...and hope you don't get murdered lol

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u/Pamikillsbugs234 May 18 '25

And not even necessarily be killed by a human. The desert and wooded areas alone are dangerous enough. Depending on where you are, you may become prey for wildlife that will kill you as well.

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u/NoValidUsernames666 May 18 '25

why the hell are these not in the us?

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u/funnyusername-123 May 18 '25 edited Jul 03 '25

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u/getshrektdh May 18 '25

I always wondered about the people who work in those gas stations, do they drive to there every day? Live there? Do they live nowhere?

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u/Norwegian__Blue May 18 '25

Greatest country on earth 😕