Patent ID: 7777646
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for alerting a driver to presence of a pedestrian on a road, said system comprising: a first sensor configured to detect a pedestrian on a road; said first sensor connected to a control module; said control module connected to a second sensor configured to detect a vehicle on a road; and a plurality of illuminating indicators connected to said control module; wherein said first sensor is positioned such that it senses any object positioned on a predetermined portion of the road; and wherein said second sensor in positioned such that it monitors presence of any vehicle present of said portion of the road; and wherein said control module is configured to receive data from said first sensor and from said second sensor and correspondingly invoke the illuminating indicators if and only if the first sensor detects a pedestrian on the road and movement was detected as a non-vehicular movement passing along the road.