Patent ID: 7077549
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A vehicle warning light system interactive with a front vehicle's accelerator and brake pedals to indicate by way of front and rear light signals the status of said pedals with respect to: a) non-depression of the accelerator pedal, thereby indicating a coasting state of the vehicle, b) depression of both accelerator and brake pedals, thereby indicating an indeterminate state of the vehicle, c) moderate depression of the brake pedal, thereby indicating intended deceleration, d) hard depression of the brake pedal, thereby indicating immediate stopping of said vehicle, e) acceleration, wherein the brake pedal is non-depressed, and the accelerator pedal is depressed, and f) engagement of an automatic speed control device, said warning light system further comprising: g) radio transmitting means for conveying electronic signals corresponding to the status of said pedals and automatic speed control device to an immediately following vehicle, and h) activating means interactive with said conveyed electronic signals to reproduce at the rear of said following vehicle other light signals corresponding to the light signals of said front vehicle.