Patent ID: 6606027
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B60Q,G01S

Abstract:
A vehicle safety system, said system for use with a vehicle for use by an operator on a roadway, said vehicle having turn signal indicators for allowing said operator to indicate intentions for left and right turns, said vehicle safety system comprising:at least one presence sensor attached proximate the exterior of said vehicle for sensing the presence of a remote object a distance beside said vehicle and for providing a presence sensor signal if such an object is sensed; a signal processing and generating unit for receiving and processing said presence sensor signal from said presence sensor and generating an advisory signal to said operator in response to said receipt of said presence sensor signal by said unit; and a switch having an ON and OFF position, said switch being operably associated with said vehicle turn signal indicators, said switch when in said ON position allowing an advisory signal to reach said operator if an object is sensed by said presence sensor, said switch when in said OFF position not allowing said advisory signal to reach said operator despite the presence of said same object, and said switch being operably associated with said turn signal indicators such that said switch is placed in its ON position when said operator activates at least one said turn signal indicator and such that said switch is turned OFF when said turn signal indicator is deactivated.