GB2185108A - A traffic speed warning system - Google Patents

Abstract

Visible speed indicators are in the form of a coloured light or lights situated on the front of a vehicle, either grill, bumper, bonnet or roof. As the speed of the vehicle increases or decreases the light or lights go through a sequence of colour changes. Each colour once standardised would represent another speed range, identifying immediately the velocity of the vehicle. Also by seeing the sequence of the lights one could determine the acceleration or deceleration of an oncoming vehicle.

Description

SPECIFICATION A traffic speed warning system The need for a visible speed warning system would be a distinct advantage towards increasing road safety standards. During daylight hours assessing the speed of an oncoming vehicle is difficult enough but in the dark virtually impossible.

Various examples 1.Approaching a tee junction with aviewto entering a main road at night. Vehicles travelling left and right of your stationary vehicle. Trying to judge a suitable gap in the traffic would be made easter and safer if you were aware of the speed ofthe passing vehicles.

2. Approaching a right turn off a main road again the speed of the approaching vehicles determines when you may or may not go.

3. Vehicles coming up to the rearofyourvehicle knowing the speed would again be an advantage.

4. From the police point of view the fact that a car had a visible means of speed identification would in itself be a deterrent for excessive speeding.

The method I propose to give the speed indication is as follows.

The visible speed indicators would be in the form of a coloured light or lights situated on the front of the vehicle either grill, bumper, bonnet or roof. As the speed of the vehicle increased the light would go through a sequence of colour changes. Each colour once standardised would represent another speed range, identifying immeidately the velocity of the vehicle. Also throughout the sequence of the lights one could determine the acceleration or deceleration of a vehicle.

The method of operating the lights could be done via (a) the gearbox as with the speedometer.

(b) Through the speedometer gauge itself.

(c) From the wheels.

(d) On the more expensive vehicles by means of the car computor.

The traffic speed warning system wou Id be a distinct advantage in the improvement of safety on the roads.

1. Avisible means of speed measurement of a vehicle from an external viewpoint.

2. Through colour change light sequence acceleration or deceieration could be determined at a distance from an on coming vehicle.

3. Other road users would benefitwiththe knowledge of an approaching vehicles speed.

4. Entering a main road would be safer once aware of oncoming traffics speed patterns.

5. Policewouldfind itadistinctadvantageto curb speeding vehicles hence strengthen claim increasing road safety.

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Claims (5)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION A traffic speed warning system The need for a visible speed warning system would be a distinct advantage towards increasing road safety standards. During daylight hours assessing the speed of an oncoming vehicle is difficult enough but in the dark virtually impossible. Various examples 1.Approaching a tee junction with aviewto entering a main road at night. Vehicles travelling left and right of your stationary vehicle. Trying to judge a suitable gap in the traffic would be made easter and safer if you were aware of the speed ofthe passing vehicles. 2. Approaching a right turn off a main road again the speed of the approaching vehicles determines when you may or may not go. 3. Vehicles coming up to the rearofyourvehicle knowing the speed would again be an advantage. 4. From the police point of view the fact that a car had a visible means of speed identification would in itself be a deterrent for excessive speeding. The method I propose to give the speed indication is as follows. The visible speed indicators would be in the form of a coloured light or lights situated on the front of the vehicle either grill, bumper, bonnet or roof. As the speed of the vehicle increased the light would go through a sequence of colour changes. Each colour once standardised would represent another speed range, identifying immeidately the velocity of the vehicle. Also throughout the sequence of the lights one could determine the acceleration or deceleration of a vehicle. The method of operating the lights could be done via (a) the gearbox as with the speedometer. (b) Through the speedometer gauge itself. (c) From the wheels. (d) On the more expensive vehicles by means of the car computor. The traffic speed warning system wou Id be a distinct advantage in the improvement of safety on the roads. CLAIMS

1. Avisible means of speed measurement of a vehicle from an external viewpoint.

2. Through colour change light sequence acceleration or deceieration could be determined at a distance from an on coming vehicle.

3. Other road users would benefitwiththe knowledge of an approaching vehicles speed.

4. Entering a main road would be safer once aware of oncoming traffics speed patterns.

5. Policewouldfind itadistinctadvantageto curb speeding vehicles hence strengthen claim increasing road safety.