Patent ID: 6522263
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
An emergency vehicle traffic control system having a front side and comprising:a) a vertically disposed pole having a lower and upper end, the lower end perpendicularly mounted to a ground surface proximal to a vehicular roadway; b) a horizontally disposed pole mounted to the vertically disposed pole upper end at a right angle, the horizontally disposed pole extending out over the vehicular roadway; c) at least one traffic signal assembly, each including a backboard having three openings formed therethrough, three light housings positioned within the three backboard openings, three light receptacles located at generally middle portions within the three light housings and three light bulbs electrically coupled to the three light receptacles, each traffic signal assembly mounted to the horizontally disposed pole; d) a battery for supplying electrical power to the emergency vehicle traffic control system; e) a solar panel for gathering solar energy and energizing the battery; f) at least one traffic sign assembly positioned on the front side of the emergency vehicle traffic control system; g) a programmable central control panel for initiating a light bulb illumination sequence in response to a wireless signal transmitted from a remote location, the programmable central control panel electrically coupled to the battery and the traffic signal assembly; and h) at least one verification light positioned upon the emergency vehicle traffic control system providing a visual indication to an emergency vehicle operator emerging from the remote location that the traffic signal assembly is operating properly, the verification light electrically coupled to the battery.