Traffic control and vehicle spacer system for the prevention of highway gridlock
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1. A traffic control system for a traffic congestion zone, including:
- a traffic event sensing system;
a traffic spacing system activated when said traffic event sensing system detects a first criteria;
said traffic spacing system including a plurality of vehicle speed regulation devices;
wherein at least a first of said plurality of vehicle speed regulating devices has a lower vehicle speed limit than a second of said plurality of vehicle speed regulating devices, said first speed regulating device is behind said second speed regulating device in said traffic congestion zone, whereby at least two vehicles controlled by said first and second in said congestion zone are spaced apart as they move forward in said traffic congestion zone.
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Abstract
The present invention minimizes the impact of driver habits and/or external events that lead to traffic congestion problems, by regulating the vehicle speed and spacing through controls that are either physical or electronic and received by the vehicle.
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82 Claims
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1. A traffic control system for a traffic congestion zone, including:
- a traffic event sensing system;
a traffic spacing system activated when said traffic event sensing system detects a first criteria;
said traffic spacing system including a plurality of vehicle speed regulation devices;
wherein at least a first of said plurality of vehicle speed regulating devices has a lower vehicle speed limit than a second of said plurality of vehicle speed regulating devices, said first speed regulating device is behind said second speed regulating device in said traffic congestion zone, whereby at least two vehicles controlled by said first and second in said congestion zone are spaced apart as they move forward in said traffic congestion zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13)
- a traffic event sensing system;
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27. A method for reducing traffic congestion in a traffic congestion area including the steps of:
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detecting an event causing a traffic congestion;
detecting an initial distance between at least a first two vehicles in a plurality, of control zones;
causing said initial distance to increase by limiting the acceleration of at least one vehicle in at least one of said plurality of zones;
detecting an intermediate distance between at least a second two vehicle in said plurality of control zones;
causing said intermediate distance to increase if said intermediate distance is not within a target; and
detecting an end to said traffic congestion if a target distance is detected between two vehicles in one of said plurality of control zones. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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79. A method for reducing traffic congestion including the acts of:
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placing an acceleration limiting reception device in each of a plurality of vehicles;
activating at least one of said plurality acceleration limiting reception devices in a congestion reduction zone; and
transmitting instructions to at least one of said plurality of acceleration limiting reception devices in at least one vehicle located in said congestion reduction zone, wherein said transmitted instruction cause the non-negative acceleration of a vehicle to be limited. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81)
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