Patent ID: 7397350

Claim:
An electronic apparatus for the regulation of traffic control lights of a school bus comprising: a. logic circuitry, said logic circuitry coupled to a plurality of lights mounted on a school bus and to a command effectuation mechanism, said command effectuation mechanism capable of receiving commands from an operator, said plurality of lights including a plurality of yellow lights and a plurality of red lights; and b. a power source, said power source operatively coupled to said logic circuitry and providing power to said logic circuitry; wherein, in the absence of any command initiated by the operator, the logic circuitry causes the plurality of lights to enter into a first mode of operation, and in response to a first command initiated by the operator using the command effectuation mechanism, the logic circuitry causes the plurality of lights to enter into a second mode of operation, the second mode of operation differing from the first mode of operation, and in response to a second operator command following the first command, the logic circuitry causes the plurality of lights to enter into a third mode of operation, the third mode of operation differing from the first and second modes of operation, and in response to an automatic signal following the second command, the logic circuitry causes the plurality of lights to enter into a fourth mode of operation, the fourth mode of operation differing from the first, second and third modes of operation.