New Tractor Trailer Anti-Jackknife System

    BELLINGHAM, Wash.--April 18, 2001--Safe Transportation Systems, Inc. (STS) (OTC BB: SFTS) announced today that the Company has accepted an invitation to demonstrate its new Accident Control and Anti-Jackknife System at The Fourth International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law (AIRIL) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 13-16, 2001.
    The AIRIL conference, which started in 1995, is sponsored by the University of British Columbia. This symposium is a forum for presenting significant advances in technology and the study of accident analysis, road safety and law. Purpose of the conference is to promote understanding and cooperation among police, engineers and lawyers, and to provide a forum to discuss areas of growing significance in the field of vehicle accident investigation and reconstruction.
    The STS Accident Control and Anti-Jackknife System, which mechanically limits the degree of rotation of the tractor relative to the trailer, successfully completed independent testing at The Pacific Traffic Education Center in Vancouver, BC and The Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio.

    PTEC is a joint venture between the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and the Justice Institute of British Columbia. Test results by PTEC of the proprietary STS System concluded, "This system prevented loss of control, jackknifing and rollover of the tractor-trailer in all the permutations of the test matrix." Al Lund, Director of PTEC, said, "This system will give drivers the confidence to apply full braking and steering capabilities in emergency stopping situations. This technology will definitely reduce not only the number of but also the severity of accidents."

    The Transportation Research Center is the testing facility utilized by all major vehicle manufacturers as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is recognized as the leading independent transportation proving ground in the world. The TRC report states "...the driver was instructed to attempt to drive out of the slide after having the device limit articulation. The driver was successful in doing this on each attempt."