Patent ID: 6107941
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
An emergency vehicle traffic control system having a front side and comprising:a) traffic signal assembly including a horizontally disposed 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 emitting components electrically coupled to the three light receptacles, the traffic signal assembly mounted to a perpendicularly disposed pole,b) a battery for supplying electrical power to the emergency vehicle traffic control system,c) a solar panel for gathering solar energy and energizing the battery,d) a traffic sign assembly positioned on the front side of the emergency vehicle traffic control system,e) a programmable central control panel for initiating a light emitting component 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, andf) a 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.