Road Safety

• US 20080024720A1
• Filed: 11/30/2005
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matthew Allen
• Original Assignee: Matthew Allen
• Inventors: Allen, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US11/791,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20080024720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 351/203
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/032 Devices for presenting test symbols or characters, e.g. test chart projectors A61B3/036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle occupant sight testing assembly. The vehicle occupant sight testing assembly comprises a vehicle stopping area on or adjacent a road, a sight testing means (12) on or adjacent the road, and a vehicle barrier (14) arranged adjacent the vehicle stopping area.

Claims

1. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly comprising a vehicle occupant sight testing means arranged on or adjacent the road and a vehicle stopping area on or adjacent a road.

2. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sight testing means is able to communicate results and/or notice to a vehicle occupant.

3. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sight testing means is able to communicate results to vehicle authority, such as driver and vehicle licensing agency or police.

4. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 3, wherein the sight testing means is in electronic communication with the vehicle authority.

5. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle driver sight testing assembly comprises number plate reading technology.

6. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the assembly comprises CCTV or the like which can be operated to monitor test avoidance/cheating.

7. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein a warning or penalty can be imposed on drivers who circumvent testing.

8. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle driver sight testing assembly is arranged so that the driver can remain in the car whilst the testing is carried out.

9. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein vehicle occupant sight testing assembly comprises a vehicle barrier arranged adjacent vehicle stopping area.

10. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle barrier is arranged to prevent vehicle passing until test conducted.

11. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle barrier is arranged to prevent vehicle passing if negative sight test results.

12. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein warning or penalty can be imposed on drivers who fail the test.

13. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle driver sight testing assembly is arranged at a toll or the like.

14. A vehicle occupant sight testing assembly comprising a sight testing means to be arranged on or adjacent a road, a vehicle stopping area on or adjacent a road, and a vehicle barrier arranged adjacent the vehicle stopping area.

15. A method of testing the sight of a vehicle occupant, the method comprising using a vehicle occupant sight testing assembly arranged on or adjacent a road.