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Vehicle over speed indicator

  • US 20070213883A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2006
  • Published: 09/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing an indication that a vehicle has exceeded a safe driving speed, the method comprising the steps of:

  • measuring a current speed of said vehicle;

    detecting an obstacle in the path of said vehicle and performing a measurement thereon;

    calculating a predicted reaction time of a driver of said vehicle;

    calculating a safe driving speed of the vehicle based on said predicted reaction time and said measurement performed on said obstacle; and

    providing an indication when the measured current speed of the vehicle exceeds the calculated safe driving speed;

    wherein the step of calculating a predicted reaction time of the driver comprises multiplying a generic driver reaction time by at least one scaling factor.

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