The members of the European Parliament’s transport committee have approved a proposal by European Commissioner Neelie Kroes involving the compulsory fitting of the eCall system in all cars and LUV’s sold in Europe. The eCall system gives an automatic alert in the case of an accident, linked as it is to the common emergency number 112. According to surveys, this move would lead to more rapid intervention by the emergency services and decrease mortality rates by 4%. The parliamentarians also recommended that the system be installed on trucks and buses.