What started with a pain in his back became a passion for Paul Tyler, 45.
After suffering with the pain, Tyler had difficulty twisting in the driver seat of his vehicle to reach over his shoulder and grab his seat belt. As a truck driver and someone who spends a great deal of time on the road, the situation created quite a problem.
Taking hold of the innovative American spirit, Tyler invented a contraption to combat his driving blues.For now, he calls it the Seatbelt Assist and Reminder. It is a long, thin, flexible plastic strip that loops around one’s seatbelt and extends toward the driver. A person can easily reach across his or her shoulder to take hold of the device and, subsequently, the seatbelt.
Tyler believes his invention will remind negligent people to buckle up and allow others who could not wear their seatbelts because they could not reach the strap to drive in safety as well.
“Something so simple and so cheap could save so many lives,” Tyler said.
Tyler has contacted AAA, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), driver’s education classes, Ford, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation, NASCAR and countless other organizations in search of someone who wants to purchase his device.
“I don’t know what they don’t see,” Tyler said.
Despite his disappointment, Tyler battles on. He believes companies and organizations would be more comfortable working with a corporation than an individual, so he is in the process of hiring a marketing firm.
For more information about the Seatbelt Assist and Reminder, contact Tyler at tyler_paul@sbcglobal.net.
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