Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:IZZI) today announced that B&B Roadway, a majority-owned joint venture partner of its wholly owned subsidiary B&B ARMR, has successfully completed United Sates Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHA) testing of a new, energy-absorbing, movable barrier system.
The tests, performed under the auspices of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), were conducted on a prototype barrier system that utilizes a new, patent pending, energy absorption system to stop vehicles without causing serious injury or death to the occupants. The barrier system is designed to bring a vehicle to a stop by allowing speed to be dissipated without abrupt deceleration, while maintaining full control of the vehicle’s movement, or even directing the movement. The system represents a major advance in the science of protecting lives on our nation’s roadways. The company stated that it has already begun to receive numerous inquiries and requests for specifications to be written into upcoming road & bridge projects from various departments of transportation throughout the nation. The TTI tests represented the final hurdle for broader acceptance of the system by the states. In the test, two vehicles representing the two sides of the “average” vehicle size for highways were crashed against the barrier at 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour). In these tests, the vehicles were brought to a stop in a carefully controlled manner. In both cases, the occupants of the vehicles would have experienced “G” forces of less than 5, which was not enough to trigger air bags. To put it in perspective, a human sneezing results in a “G” force of about 2.5.
Lynn Causey, President of B&B Roadway, commented, “We were extremely gratified with the results of the tests and to see all our engineering efforts validated. This is an exciting new development in highway safety.”
The potential marketplace for the new barrier system is enormous. In addition to road and bridge applications, there are other applications where it is desirable to bring a speeding vehicle to a stop in a closely controlled manner, such as border control applications and law enforcement situations. The barrier technology is flexible and can be adapted to a broad range of formats and applications.
About ISSI
Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, ISSI is a technology company that provides products and services for homeland security needs. ISSI also designs, develops and markets safety equipment and security software to the commercial, industrial and governmental marketplaces. ISSI’s Intelli-Site® provides users with a software solution that integrates existing subsystems from multiple vendors without incurring the additional costs associated with upgrades or replacement. Intelli-Site® features a user-defined graphics interface that controls various security devices within one or multiple facilities. ISSI is a leading provider of anti-terrorist barriers, traffic control and safety systems within the road and bridge and perimeter security gate industries. ISSI designs, manufactures and distributes warning gates, lane changers, airport and navigational lighting and perimeter security gates and operators. ISSI conducts its design, development, manufacturing and distribution activities through three wholly owned subsidiaries: B&B ARMR, Intelli-Site, Inc. and DoorTek Corporation. For more information, please visit www.integratedsecurity.com, www.bb-armr.com, www.bbroadway.com, www.intelli-site.com, or www.doortek.com.
About B&B Roadway
B&B Roadway is a 65% owned joint venture of B&B ARMR. This operation has a seventy-five-year history of providing gates and barriers to the State Departments of Transportation. For additional information, please visit www.bbroadway.com.
About B&B ARMR
B&B ARMR Corporation engineers and manufactures high security crash rated barriers and parking control equipment for commercial and institutional use throughout the world. B&B ARMR offers turnkey installation services for its security and control products and supplies parts and services for vehicle barriers manufactured by other companies. The company’s roots can be traced to 1925, and they assert a high profile customer list that includes the Pentagon, San Diego Naval Station, G.E. Headquarters, Hertz, FDA, FAA Headquarters, Department of State and several foreign embassies. For additional information, please visit www.bb-armr.com.
Integrated Security Systems, Inc.
Jay Foersterling, President & CEO, 972-444-8280
www.integratedsecurity.com; www.bb-armr.com; www.intelli-site.com; www.doortek.com; www.bbroadway.com