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Never Again Be Trapped in the Water with a Seat Belt


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DUSSEN, The Netherlands--December 5, 2012:

Fijen To Make Life Safer proudly presents the Escape Belt. This is the first device in the world which automatically unlocks the belt as soon as it comes into contact with water. Winner of Best Idea of the Netherlands (2007), the Escape Belt is now fully developed and available.

A brief description of how it works: the product uses a very long time proven and tested system from the lifejackets industry, which makes use of the so-called waterpill. (When someone falls into the water, the life jacket inflates itself automatically.) This waterpill is now linked to the impact mechanism of the Escape Belt which ensures that when you are in an accident in water or if the car is flooding, the unlocker will be activated at the right time.

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The Escape Belt can be installed easily on almost any existing seat belt through a few simple steps with the supplied Allen key. The installation procedure can be reached through a QR code on the packaging or through the website Escape Belt.

The Escape Belt is available at various car accessories stores and retail companies.