Federal Tractor-Trailer Accident Study

    BELLINGHAM, Wash.--April 24, 2001--Safe Transportation Systems, Inc. (STS) (OTCBB:SFTS) lauded a decision by The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct a two-year study of tractor-trailer accidents.
    "The federal government is becoming increasingly proactive in investigating big-rig accidents and seeking out legislative and technological solutions to the problem," said, James B. Long, President & CEO of STS.
    The US Department of Transportation's NHTSA crash researchers hope to investigate as many as one thousand serious large truck crashes in 17 states and collect data to be analyzed by motor vehicle crash experts. In 1999, 475,000 large trucks were involved in accidents, 5,362 people died and an additional 142,000 were injured. On April 9 of this year, Secretary of Transportation, Norman Mineta stressed that safety is the Department's number one priority. He confirmed that DOT's budget includes over $7 billion for safety programs, including $400 million to reduce motor carrier fatalities.
    "Studies such as this will reconfirm and reinforce our efforts for a technology we developed that will prevent a significant number of large truck accidents on the nation's highways. When safety awareness is heightened, particularly at the federal government level, it influences the rate at which transportation carriers adopt technologies that will increase safety for its drivers and the public and reduce corporate liability at the same time," Mr. Long said.
    Michael J. Scippa, Executive Director, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), also said, "You have a remarkable technology that will surely save lives and prevent injuries. It is within the mission of our organization to promote such an advancement. We look forward to seeing your life saving technology become pervasive."