I've called 911 before. The other end picked up instantly. It was a shock how fast they answered. I gave my location (cross streets) and the police were ther

I've called 911 before. The other end picked up instantly. It was a shock how fast they answered. I gave my location (cross streets) and the police were there in less than 30 seconds. Pretty impressive. (The incident I called in was... I was looking at my window and saw this bus unloading. The passengers formed a big group and started pushing each other into traffic. After seeing a couple of cars swerve and narrowly avoid the innocent victim, I thought it was time for governmental intervention. The police arrived, ushered everyone onto the sidewalk, and that was that.)