Majestic Commences SAFE-T-GARD Pilot Program in Arizona; Tragic New
York Bus Accident Reinforces Need for Majestic's SAFE-T-GARD
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Majestic SAFE-T-PRODUCTS, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Majestic
Companies, Ltd., (OTC Bulletin Board: MJXC - news) announced today that its innovative and patented safety device, the
SAFE-T-GARD, has recently been installed at a school district in Northern Arizona. Leaders for the participating district see this as
a proactive measure towards decreasing student fatalities outside the school bus. The SAFE-T-GARD is a polyurethane wheel
guard/deflector shield designed to eliminate fatalities such as the one involving a 9-year-old boy that occurred just over one week
ago in Freeport, New York. The fourth grader thought he had missed his bus. According to Detective Frank Guidice of the Nassau
police, ``As the bus drove by, he ran out and slapped the side of the bus in an attempt to get the driver's attention. But as the rain
poured down he slipped underneath the bus and was run over by the rear tires.''
``This is precisely the type of accident that the SAFE-T-GARD was designed to prevent,'' said Majestic Companies President Dr.
Steven Rosenthal. ``Our mission is to see that industry leaders throughout the US follow the lead of transportation directors in
Virginia, Michigan, Arizona and California, who are taking steps to adopt the SAFE-T-GARD in order to eradicate these preventable
tragedies.''
Ms. Charla Little, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Majestic SAFE-T-PRODUCTS stated, ``This type of awful accident,
which occurs all too often, is the very reason more and more school districts are inquiring about the SAFE-T-GARD.'' She went on
to say ``approximately 65% of all fatalities involving school buses occur outside the bus with many involving the right rear tires. No
one wants their loved one to become one of these senseless statistics.
``The school districts we are working with and the Department of Public Safety in Arizona are truly establishing themselves as
leaders in school bus safety. Our goal is to see this new safety technology as standard equipment on all school buses in the very
near future.''
Officials with the Warren Consolidated Schools in suburban Detroit, Michigan recently expressed their appreciation for having the
SAFE-T-GARD installed on buses in their district. They report that the performance of the product has been as expected. John
Roeck, district transportation director for Warren Consolidated recently stated, ``If it saves one life, you can't put a price on that.'' |
