Patent ID: 7486204

Claim:
A warning alert system for pedestrians, comprising: a remote control system capable of receiving and transmitting signals; a first detector placed across a road for transmitting a signal to the remote control system and for informing the remote control system of the presence of a vehicle; a vehicle engine disabling/brake activating device installed within the vehicle for receiving command signal from the remote control system for at least one of disabling the engine of the vehicle and activating the brakes of the vehicle so as to stop the vehicle from traveling; and a second detector for detecting the presence of a pedestrian near or at a crosswalk, wherein the second detector, upon detection of the pedestrian, transmits a signal to the remote control system, wherein the second detector is a push-button type, which can be operated by a pedestrian, and wherein the push-button type second detector is physically pressed by the pedestrian and transmits a signal to the remote control system to activate the remote control system.