Patent ID: 6744358
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
A method of enabling communication between one of a plurality of riders of a vehicle and an operator of the vehicle, each rider having associated therewith at least one of a plurality of predetermined conditions, the method comprising the steps of:recording in a first memory a first message, the first message being associated with a first one of the predetermined conditions; recording in a second memory a second message, the second message being associated with a second one of the predetermined conditions; coupling the first and second memories to an announcement system that can be perceived by the operator of the vehicle and the plurality of the riders of the vehicle; first providing a first actuation arrangement manipulable by the riders of the vehicle having associated therewith the first predetermined condition; and second providing a second actuation arrangement manipulable by the riders of the vehicle having associated therewith the second predetermined condition, whereby when the first actuation arrangement is actuated by a rider of the vehicle, the first message is announced by the announcement system, and when the second actuation arrangement is actuated by a rider of the vehicle, the second message is announced by the announcement system, whereupon the operator of the vehicle responds accordingly.