ON REFLECTION
Making meaning
Correspondence to:
Dr John Launer, London Department of Postgraduate Medical Education, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN, UK; jlauner@londondeanery.ac.uk
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Here is the transcript of a remarkable conversation. It was captured on a police audiotape some years ago. It took place between a woman driver on Highway 85 in California, using her cell phone, and the switchboard controller at the police department. It resulted in someone’s death.
Controller: San Jose police...Driver: Um yes, I wanted to report that there is a mattress in the middle of the freeway. Cars are dodging it left and right...
Controller: OK. You’ll have to call the highway patrol for that.
Driver: Why don’t you call them for me... or otherwise, I’ll just leave the mattress in the middle of the road! I mean, it’s Highway 85! Highway 85!
Controller: Is there a reason you’re so upset?
Driver: Well it took me forever to get through, and people are dodging this mattress and I just wanted to maybe...
Controller: OK. But what I’m telling
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