Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-07-03-Speech-2-345-125"
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"In Portugal, we have a proverb along the lines that it is better to lose a minute of your life than to lose your life in a minute; I presume that other countries have similar sayings. However, this calm and prudent advice is often overridden by the need to act quickly, particularly in emergency situations. In such cases, a minute can make all the difference between life and death. The eCall service seeks to address that need with regard to road accidents. At a time when mobile phones are widespread, it is incomprehensible that studies are not being carried out or assistance-alert solutions being applied that take the existence of mobile technology into account and take advantage of its full potential. The automatic nature of the service’s activation raises some doubts in my mind as to the privacy of the occupants of vehicles and the traceability of their journeys. However, these doubts do not detract from my overall favourable view of this initiative, nor my desire that its application will actually help to save lives. Unfortunately, my country has a high rate of road accidents. I hope that eCall will reduce this scourge."@en1
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