Metal music fans attending the Download festival are advised to activate airplane mode on their wearable devices to prevent accidental emergency calls, which can surge by up to 700 during the event. Leicestershire Police noted that this increase, primarily due to smart watches falsely detecting collisions, strains resources and diverts attention from genuine emergencies.
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