Patent ID: 8638237

Claim:
A vehicle awareness system for alerting the driver of a motor vehicle of a motorcycle approaching from the rear side, and for reporting to the driver of said motorcycle that the driver of said motor vehicle has been alerted, wherein the alert indicates the side from which said motorcycle approaching said motor vehicle, and thereby it allows a safe noticeable cross-over of said motor vehicle between lanes said system comprising: a) a motorcycle unit (MC unit), located on said motorcycle, for transmitting signals toward its traveling lane; b) a car unit (CU), located in said motor vehicle, for receiving signals transmitted from said MC unit, and accordingly supplying one or more output signals indicative of the crossing direction, speed and distance of said motorcycle; c) first warning means in the form of one or more visual indicators, an audible indicator or a combination thereof, activated by said output signals, for alerting the driver of said motor vehicle regarding the approach of said motorcycle either from its left or right side; and d) second warning means, activated by said output signals, for signaling the driver of said motorcycle that said first warning means are active.