Device for avoiding traffic accidents where at least one motor vehicle is involved
First Claim
1. Device for avoiding traffic accidents where at least one vehicle with four or more wheels and another type of road user are involved and where said road user comes into contact with at least part of a side of the vehicle, which vehicle is provided with means by means of which the presence of another road user in the vicinity of the side of the vehicle can be established by the driver of the vehicle, the device comprising:
- at least one proximity sensor provided with said means fixed in or on the relevant side of the vehicle by means of which the presence of an object within a strip of selectable width from the side of the vehicle can be detected, which proximity sensor is linked to an alarm sounding device by means of which the driver can be alerted if the sensor is activated.
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Abstract
A device avoids traffic accidents where at least one four-wheeled road user and another type of road user are involved, where the road user comes into contact with a side of the vehicle. The vehicle includes presence detection devices for detecting the presence of another road user in the vicinity of the side of the vehicle to be established by the driver of the vehicle. These presence detection devices include at least one proximity sensor fixed in or to the relevant side of the vehicle, for detecting the presence of the road user within a strip of selectable width from the side of the vehicle, which sensor is linked to an alarm sounding device to alert the driver if the sensor is activated.
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1. Device for avoiding traffic accidents where at least one vehicle with four or more wheels and another type of road user are involved and where said road user comes into contact with at least part of a side of the vehicle, which vehicle is provided with means by means of which the presence of another road user in the vicinity of the side of the vehicle can be established by the driver of the vehicle, the device comprising:
at least one proximity sensor provided with said means fixed in or on the relevant side of the vehicle by means of which the presence of an object within a strip of selectable width from the side of the vehicle can be detected, which proximity sensor is linked to an alarm sounding device by means of which the driver can be alerted if the sensor is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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