Seat Belts No Longer an ``Option''; New, Patented Invention Saves Lives

    SAN FRANCISCO--April 30, 2002--CarSafe, the brain-child of independent inventor Lynthia Muller may soon make those "Buckle-Up!" signs on the interstate obsolete.
    CarSafe is a locking device housed within the gearshift that prevents an automobile's gears from being moved out of the Park/Neutral position. When the seatbelt is fastened, a sensor within the belt buckle releases the locking device and allows for normal gear shifting. Weight sensors in vehicle seats coordinate with the seatbelt sensors alerting CarSafe of passenger positions. If a seatbelt is removed while the car is in motion, CarSafe sounds an alarm until the belt has been re-attached.
    "The number of preventable traffic fatalities is appalling. We have laws mandating seat belt use, yet still only about 67% of us wear them regularly," says Ms. Muller. "Auto accidents are currently the leading cause of death among people aged 6 to 27 and are in the top five among the rest of us."
    The most recent data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA) states that car accidents claim the lives of 43,000 Americans each year. NHTSA also states that roughly half of these deaths could be avoided by the use of a seatbelt.
    "This invention saves lives and saves money," says Hilmon Sorey CEO of Idea Launch Management Group the product development firm representing the CarSafe invention. "By ensuring compliance with seatbelt laws; drivers will realize a reduction in insurance rates, and corporations will eliminate significant costs, while insurers pay fewer injury claims. It's a solid proposition."
    The Presidential Initiative to Increase Seat Belt Use Nationwide (PIISBUN) set up under the Clinton Administration has goals of reaching 90% compliance with seat belt laws by 2005. At this rate of compliance, the NHTSA estimates that an additional 5,536 lives could be saved, 132,670 injuries would be prevented, and $8.8 billion in tax dollars could be saved -- each year.
    For more information contact Idea Launch Management Group at 866/838-0888 x889.

Editors Note: There are those in the TACH Family who will not wear seatbelts...they all feel that this infringes on their rights...what do you think?