FEU D'AVERTISSEMENT ARRIERE

ADVANCED WARNING LIGHT

Abrégé anglais

It is a safety feature light to be fitted to the rear window
or rear area of any motorised vehicle. This safety feature
light will be a white light of low intensity. This light
is activated manually when the driver presses the connected
button conveniently located on the dashboard of the vehicle.
By pressing this button the safety light will flash for about
three to five seconds. The flashing light will indicate to
the driver immediately behind to take caution: e.g high-beam
interference from his vehicle, hazardous road conditions
ahead or pedestrian ahead crossing at cross-walk. The
intention of this safety feature light (or Advance Warning
Light) is to provide an extra road safety feature on
motorised vehicles, thereby allowing drivers to take extra
pre-cautionary measures and reduce accidents.

Revendications

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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is
claimed are defined as follows:
1 A manually operated electrical road safety device for automobiles or
vehicles, comprising a light switch or activator and a light unit, with the light unit
affixed to the rear area of the automobile/vehicle, to alert drivers driving
immediately behind of any dangerous or uncertain road or traffic conditions ahead.
2 A road safety device as defined in claim 1, which automatically flashes a
white light or any distinct light whenever the light switch or activator, located
anywhere on the dashboard or floor of the vehicle or automobile, is pressed or
activated .
3 A road safety device as defined in claim 1 and claim 2, of reasonable unit
size, which is affixed to the rear of the automobile/vehicle and is clearly visible by
approaching automobiles/vehicles from the rear.

Description

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SPECIFICATION
The invent;ion relates ~;o a low int;ensit;y whit;e light: t;o be
fitt;ed t;o t;lle rear window or rear area of any mot;orised
vehicle. The ligh~ is act;ivat;ed by a butt;on located on t;he
dashboard of t;he ve~icle. By pressing and releasing the but;t;on
on t;he dasllboard, t;he signal light; will flash several t;imes
for approximat;ely t;hree to five seconds. Every ~;ime t;he
but;t;on is pressed t;he signal light; will begin t;o flash.
The safet;y light; serves many purposes. By act;ivat;ing t;he light;
t;he driver is alert;ing t;he approaching vellicle, behind, to
be prepared t;o stop or of higll-beam int;erference.
For example, Pedest;rian Cross Walk:
I have found t;hat; when vehicle, say, A st;ops at; an int;ersect;ion
or cross-walk t;o allow a pedest;rian t;o cross, t;he approaching
vehicle B's view of t;he int;ersect;ion or cross-walk is reduced
or obst;ruct;ed by t;he t;int;ed windows of vehicle A or t;he mere
size of vehicle A (eg Van, Truck).
Vehicle B may assume t;hat: t;he driver of vehicle A has simply
st;opped or is making a safe turn. Vehicle B t;hen proceeds in
t;he adjacent; lane t;owards the int;ersect;ion or cross-walk.
The driver of vehicle B is suddenly forced t;o st;op when t;he
pedest;rian appears in full view from in front; of vehicle A.
Many accident;s occur t;his way. The signal light; of vehicle
A will have alert;ed driver of vehicle B to be prepared t;o st;op.

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High-beam int;erference: some vehicles t;ravel unknowingly
wit;h t;heir higll-beam headligllt;s on creat;ing a blinding effect;
on t;he driver or drivers ahead. By act;ivat;ing t;he signal
(flashing) light;, t;he driver in t;he preceding vehicle is
alerted of higll-beam int;erference from his/ller car or vehicle.
Presently, drivers deal wit;h higll-beam int;erference by eit;her
lane-changing or alt:ering t;heir rear-view mirrors.
Following Too Closely: some vehicles t;ravel t;oo closely
behind ot;her vehicles. This can oft;en lead t;o accident;s wllen
t;he front; vehicle suddenly llas to break. By act;ivat;ing t;he
flashing light; t;he driver responsible for 'following t;oo
closely' is caut;ioned from doing so if t;he driver has t;o st;op
or break suddenly.
Defect;ed headlight;s or absence of headligllt;s: by act;ivating
t;he flashing light; t;he driver is alert;ed t;hat; he or she is
driving wit;h a defect;ed headligllt; or no headligllts.
Also a driver wit;nessing a vehicle leaving an ent;rance-way
t;o ent;er int;o the flow of t;raffic, can act;ivat;e t;he flashing
signal t;o alert; approaching drivers t;o be prepared t;o st;op.
Many drivers, unaware t;hat a vehicle is ent;ering t;he roadway
from an ent;rance way or lane way, proceed on the out;er lane
only t;o suddenly llave t;o break t;o avoid a collision.

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Hazardous road conditions al~ead: by activating tlle flaslling
ligllt it would indicate to tlle driver, immediately bellind,
of possible collision allead or llazardous road conditions
allead. Tllis would give tlle driver ample time to reduce
speed or be prepared to stop.
Tlle flaslling ligllt will vary in frequency. For example,
approximately tllree to five seconds will indicate to tlle driver
immediately bellind of lligll-beam interference or lleadligllt
problems. Continuous flaslling, fifteen seconds or more, will
indicate to tl~e driver of external conditions, e.g, following
too closely, pedestrian crossing, road conditions or traffic
conditions allead.
Witl~ an increasing number of vellicles l~aving tinted windo~s,
drivers are finding it more difficult to see beyond tl~e vel~icle
immediately in front of tllem. In case of sudden breaking, on
tlle roads or lligllways, rear-end collision invariably occurs.
Tllis new invention of tlle low intensity safety ligllt or
Advance Warning Ligllt, wllen implemented, can provide drivers
witll advance warning tl)ereby reducing road and l~igllway traffic
accidents. Tllere is presently no sucll safety ligllting
feature on motorised vellicles any~llere.
Tllis simple safety ligllt unit is affixed to tlle rear windo~
or rear area of any motorised vellicle and must be easily
visible from bellind by motorists. Fig. 1.

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The button that activates tllis light is situated on tlle
dashboard of the vehicle and is manually operated by the
driver. See Fig. 2.
The button or activator can also be located or ins~alled
anywhere on the dashboard or steering column of the vehicle.
Electrical wiring will run from ~he button or activator along
the panel of the vehicle to the light fixture at the rear of
the vehicle. Source of electrical power will be from the
battery of the motorised vehicle.
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