Patent ID: 8125349

Claim:
A warning system for protection from wrong-way drivers on bidirectional roadways having a plurality of lanes the warning system consisting of: at least two optical warning signals to be mounted on each side of a bridge, an overpass, a pillar, or an existing freeway sign located above the bidirectional roadways in order to warn the other traffic participants of the wrong-way driver traveling in a vehicle contrary to the prescribed travel direction and in order to give the wrong-way driver an optical notification that the wrong-way driver is located on the wrong roadway, wherein a separate warning system is assigned to each lane of the plurality of lanes in each travel direction of the bidirectional roadways, wherein the optical warning signal is implemented as signal board that is able to present a detailed message warning of a wrong-way driver, and wherein the warning system may be operated electrically or via solar cells; an acoustic warning signal, wherein the acoustic warning signal includes a siren, horn, or loudspeaker to transmit a warning speech signal; a control unit to control the optical and acoustic warning signals; a sensor to detect or recognize a wrong-way driver.