EU Parliament Adopts eCall Resolution

arisvega writes with news that the European Parliament has pass a resolution in support of eCall, an initiative to install devices in vehicles that automatically contact emergency services in the event of a crash. The resolution calls on the European Condition to make it mandatory for all new cars starting in 2015. "The in-vehicle eCall system uses 112 emergency call technology to alert the emergency services automatically to the location of serious road accidents. This should save lives and reduce the severity of injuries by enabling qualified and equipped paramedics to get to the scene within the first “golden hour” of the accident, says the resolution. The eCall system could save up to 2,500 lives a year and reduce injury severity by 10 to 15%, it adds."

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STUPID

[icandodat]

Gimme a break. every fucking accident results in 20 emergency calls; now it will be 22. Who the fuck needs this? Some asshole politician's cousin that has a business making emergency call car phones that's who. Piss on it.

Re:STUPID

[MightyMartian]

Fine, die in the ditch. If I was buying a car for one of my kids, I'd pretty much insist it be there, but for you, I'd gladly see you bleed to death because of your bizarre version of "principles" (which is really more likely undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia).