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Sat 10 Sep 11 19:41

eCall 112. - VxFan

"Hello, emergency services, how may I help"

"The driver of this car has just crashed it, please send help"

Or it will be something like that.

tinyurl.com/3ba6f6o (links to www.trl.co.uk)

The European Commission has made the first recommendation that could see potentially life-saving technology rolled out across all new cars.

eCall automatically dials 112 - Europe's single emergency phone number - should the vehicle it is in be involved in a serious accident and informs the operative of its location.

From 2015, the Commission wants the technology to feature in all new cars and light vehicles and it is believed hundreds of lives across member states could be saved annually, while the severity of injuries may also be reduced.

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Sat 10 Sep 11 20:23

eCall 112. - Falkirk Bairn

Colin Montgomery was driving on the A80 a few months back - it hit/was hit by a cold meat delivery van............"the car phoned automatically" giving its location and the fact that there had been a significant accident.

Montie was shaken but unhurt, the 7 series was not so lucky and was scrapped - the carphone must have survived the accident.

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