Patent ID: 7474202

Claim:
In an operator controlled vehicle for carrying passengers having a door actuatable between open and closed orientations for the embarkation and/or disembarkation of passengers at a location, a method for prompt warning such passengers comprising the steps: approaching such location with the vehicle to define an approach mode; initiating by said operator the broadcasting of a voice-based aurally discernable approaching message toward said location during said approach mode to provide one or more approach warning prompts to individuals at such location; stopping said vehicle at said location to define a stop mode; automatically terminating said approach warning prompt at said stop mode; actuating said door from said closed to said open orientation at said stop mode; automatically broadcasting a voice-based aurally discernable loading message toward said location during said stop mode to provide one or more embarkation warning prompts to individuals at such location; actuating said door from said open to said closed orientation to terminate said stop mode and commence a standby mode; automatically broadcasting a voice-based aurally discernable departure message toward said location during said standby mode to provide one or more departure warning prompts to individuals at said location; and automatically terminating said standby mode.