Patent ID: 6064300
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A warning system for a school bus having a front, a back, a chassis extending between the front and back, a set of operating lights and an emergency door, the warning system comprising:a first pair of strobe lights adapted for mounting on opposite sides of an emergency door of a school bus;each of said strobe lights being in communication with a power source of said school bus; anda first switch contacting said emergency door, said first switch being electrically connected to said strobe lights such that said first switch closes a circuit when said emergency door is opened thereby permitting power to flow to said strobe lights, said first switch and said strobe lights being electrically connected independently of the set of operating lights of the bus for preventing failure in operation of said strobe lights due to a failure in operation of the operating lights of the bus under emergency conditions.