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LIFE-SAVING PRODUCT RECAPTURED: Vehicle Safety Control

On May 14, 2003, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta made public the Bush Administration’s six-year $247 billion surface transportation reauthorization proposal. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 (SAFETEA), serves as the largest surface and public transportation investment in U.S. history. Secretary Mineta said that saving lives would be the number one priority for the Department.

SAFETEA also creates a new safety belt incentive program to strongly encourage states to enact safety belt laws and achieve substantially higher safety belt usage rates. Secretary Mineta said that if safety belt use were to increase from 75 percent to 90 percent -- an achievable goal -- 4,000 lives would be saved each year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator, Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D., a nationally recognized physician expert in motor vehicle injury case and prevention, states that each 1% increase in best use represents huge savings for the American public, in terms of both costs and lives saved.

Preliminary reports from NHTSA estimate that 42,850 Americans lost their lives in highway crashes in 2002. Just under 3 million more were injured. The estimated annual impact on the economy is about $230 billion according to the NHTSA. Human action or inaction largely contributes to these costs, states Administrator Runge. “It is an unspeakable tragedy that we lose so many lives each year. This is all the more tragic since, in most cases, these loses are preventable.”

Administrator Runge states that “Secretary Mineta has set a goal for all of us to work together in reducing motor vehicle fatalities to not more than 1.0 per 100 million vehicles miles traveled by 2008. It will take all of us working in new and creative ways to reach this goal. Because we know that if we do nothing and allow the current fatality rate to remain unchanged, we will have about 7,000 to 8,000 more deaths in 2008.

Secretary Mineta placed renewed emphasis on safety, charging its entire Department with working toward a common goal: a reduction in motor vehicle highway fatalities. Administrator Runge states that he’s giving another mandate to his Department: to dramatically reduce the number of Americans killed or injured in car crashes.

Administrator Runge vehemently stated, “Let me be clear about this: This is not just about cars, it’s not just about trucks… This is a conjoined effort and we are all in this together.”

Auto Tech Corp. based in Ocala, Florida has a strong desire to join this safety campaign, to help save lives. A ‘safety capture’ by has been accomplished by the President of Auto Tech Corp., Brady C. Shinn. He credits being motivated to action as a result of an automobile accident that could have been prevented by the miraculous product “SAFETY CONTROL.” His pain because of that accident is a daily reminder and what motivates him to help prevent the carnage on our highways.

The old-time U.S. industrialist, Henry J. Kaiser, coined the phrase “find a need and fill it.” This type of approach led the inventor of “SAFETY CONTROL,” Edward C. Herd, to develop this technological device many years ago. During that short period reported sales were over 125,000 with numerous credible documented accolades. Sadly, however, upon Mr. Herd’s demise marketing efforts terminated. Through the valiant efforts of Mr. Shinn it is now possible for history to repeat itself, with continued manufacturing and sales by Auto Tech Corp. as a perpetual entity.

What is “SAFETY CONTROL?” A vehicle ‘anti-skid’ mechanical safety device utilizing instantaneous leveraged weight shifting. This weight shifting creates a variable thrust to the opposite side of the vehicle, helping to avoid accidents by stopping the skid and preventing rollovers. “SAFETY CONTROL” is the silent ‘automatic pilot’ that controls the vehicle’s rear end. It is not a ‘cure-all,’ but your vehicle’s maneuverability is increased giving the driver greater control and a smoother ride in all driving conditions. In fact, reports indicate that your car may corner and handle like an expensive European sports car!

In a typical high-speed panic stop the vehicle’s front-end dips sharply downward and the rear-end rises sharply upward, throwing you forward in your seat. When the vehicle has “SAFETY CONTROL,” the vehicle stops faster and safer in a nearly level position and keeps the car on course. NASCAR Champion Ned Jarrett stated, “I think the thing that really impresses me... more than the control ability... is the stopping ability that it gives the automobile in a panic situation, and the fact that it will stay in a straight line... this will help to save more lives than any other aspect of the unit.”

The significant need of “SAFETY CONTROL” is clearly revealed in statistics by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that reports one crash every five seconds, one injury every nine seconds, and one death every thirteen minutes.

“SAFETY CONTROL” is a proven accident prevention product and should be mandated equipment installed in all vehicles right along with seat belts. The original design has not been changed and was proven on both heavy and light-weight vehicles. The benefits of “SAFETY CONTROL” have been very well demonstrated and proven by the inventor and laboratories on heavier vehicles. Thus it is even more effective on today’s 40% lighter vehicles with improved suspension.

Let’s review some laboratory evaluations and conclusions at this time.

ENVIRON LABORATORIES EVALUATION OF SAFETY CONTROL DEVISE

A report by Environ Laboratories, Dallas and Minneapolis, with results of a test done by that firm concerning “SAFETY CONTROL.” Environ is one of the finest testing laboratories in the country. They do work for NASA and for the Federal Government, as well as for major manufacturers throughout the country. The conclusions of this report issued by Environ Laboratories over the signature of C. Wayne Spencer, Division Manager are below.

CONCLUSIONS

“BRAKING TESTS” - An analysis of the braking test data in Table 1 shows that the average stopping difference between Car A and Car B was approximately eleven (11) feet, ie., Car A, with “SAFETY CONTROL” device, stopped eleven feet shorter than Car B without the device.

“The tests data given in Table II from the tests on wet asphalt show the stopping distances were non-linear. The braking performance of Car A improved significantly over Car B as the speed increased; for example, at 61 MPH, Car A improved the braking over Car B by a distance of 60 feet.

“ It was noted that the factor of greater controllability of the vehicle was significantly reflected in both the gravel and the wet asphalt braking tests with the device installed.

“The rear wheels of Car A in every test stopped straight, with respect to the initial stopping plane (direction). However, the rear wheels of Car B skidded from the original stopping plane (direction) up to approximately 45 degrees on the gravel surface and up to approximately 30 degrees on the wet asphalt.

“ANGULAR ACCELERATION TESTS” - A review of the data in Table III from the Angular Acceleration Tests shows that the top average obtainable speed of Car A exceeded the top average obtainable speed of Car B by approximately eight (8) MPH.

“Similarly, Table IV, shows the top average obtainable speed of Car A exceeded the top average obtainable speed of Car B by approximately eight (8) MPH.

“FINAL CONCLUSION” - In final conclusion, the “SAFETY CONTROL” device installed in the test vehicle for brake testing proved to stop the vehicle in a significantly shorter distance at the speeds tested with a greater controllability of the test vehicle in the test conducted.

“ It is further concluded that the “SAFETY CONTROL” device installed in the test vehicle for the angular acceleration tests (circle path tests) allow a greater controllability of the test vehicle at a significantly higher speed.”

END OF CONCLUSIONS

Information About CALIFORNIA AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH

California Automotive Research is a California corporation that specializes in highway design, driver behavior patterns, automobile testing, and accident reconstruction.

California Automotive Research utilizes professional testing personnel, modern, sophisticated instrumentation and facilities for testing and evaluation of vehicle dynamics and safety research.

The President of California Automotive Research is Mr. Paul O’Shea. His qualifications, experience and abilities are acclaimed by leading safety authorities:

• National Road Racing Champion 1955 - 1956 - 1957.
• Builder of limited edition sport cars.
• Expert Safety Consultant for major automobile manufacturers, foreign and domestic, on vehicle stability, controllability, predictability and crash worthiness.
• Expert Safety Consultant for state and national governmental agencies on vehicle stability, controllability, predictability and crash worthiness.
• Expert in accident reconstruction.
• Expert Safety witness involving vehicle design.
• Inventor, author.
• Lecturer at the University of Southern California, Aerospace Safety Institute.

Mr. O’Shea recently served as Chairman of the First National Course and Seminar in Automotive Accident Prevention, in Stockholm, Sweden. This seminar is a joint undertaking by the University of Southern California and the Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden. Laboratory test experts, legal representatives for major automobile manufacturers, along with other outstanding legal representatives and government officials assisted Mr. O’Shea in this seminar.

Dynamic tests were conducted by California Automotive Research with highly sophisticated instrumentation that continually recorded the following data:

• Steering wheel position
• Vehicle lateral roll angle
• Lateral acceleration of the un-sprung vehicle mass
• Longitudinal speed of the vehicle
• Position of the “SAFETY CONTROL” weight
• Vehicle pitch angle and vehicle path

Business/Organization Name: AUTO TECH CORP.
Contact Person: BRADY C. SHINN, President Phone: 1-800-318-9965 - AC#65
Contact Address: 108 N Magnolia Avenue, Suite 309 • Ocala, FL 34475

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