A WARNING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A WARNING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A warning system to be mounted on or incorporated in a vehicle, for warning vulnerable road users, said warning system comprisingone or more lights arranged to be mounted on or incorporated inone side of the vehicle,the front end of the vehicle,the back end of the vehicle, orany combination thereoffor illuminating at least a part of the surface of an area along the side of the vehicle, along the front of the vehicle, along the back of the vehicle, or any combination thereof, anda control system arranged to switch the one or more lights on and off, respectively, in accordance with a set of predefined conditions,wherein said one or more lights are arranged to define one or more zones on said at least a part of the surface illuminated by said one or more lights, said one or more zones being associated with a recommended behaviour for vulnerable road users.
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Abstract
A warning system is disclosed to be mounted on or incorporated in a vehicle, such as a bus, for warning vulnerable road users, such as cyclists and pedestrians, said warning system comprising one or more lights arranged to be mounted on or incorporated in one side of the vehicle, the front end of the vehicle, the back end of the vehicle, or any combination thereof for illuminating at least a part of the surface of an area along the side of the vehicle, along the front of the vehicle, along the back of the vehicle, or any combination thereof, and a control system arranged to switch the one or more lights on and off, respectively, in accordance with a set of predefined conditions, wherein said one or more lights are arranged to define one or more zones on said at least a part of the surface illuminated by said one or more lights, said one or more zones being associated with a recommended behaviour for vulnerable road users. Furthermore, a vehicle comprising such a warning system, a method of retrofitting vehicles with such a warning system, and a method of warning vulnerable road users using such a warning system are disclosed.
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1. A warning system to be mounted on or incorporated in a vehicle, for warning vulnerable road users, said warning system comprising
one or more lights arranged to be mounted on or incorporated in one side of the vehicle, the front end of the vehicle, the back end of the vehicle, or any combination thereof for illuminating at least a part of the surface of an area along the side of the vehicle, along the front of the vehicle, along the back of the vehicle, or any combination thereof, and a control system arranged to switch the one or more lights on and off, respectively, in accordance with a set of predefined conditions, wherein said one or more lights are arranged to define one or more zones on said at least a part of the surface illuminated by said one or more lights, said one or more zones being associated with a recommended behaviour for vulnerable road users.
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38. A method of warning, vulnerable road users, said method comprising:
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mounting or incorporating a warning system on or in a vehicle, such as a bus, said warning system comprising one or more lights mounted on or incorporated in one side of the vehicle, the front end of the vehicle, the back end of the vehicle, or any combination thereof for illuminating at least a part of the surface of an area along the side of the vehicle, along the front of the vehicle, along the back of the vehicle, or any combination thereof, and by means of said control system switching the one or more lights on and off, respectively, in accordance with a set of predefined conditions, wherein said one or more lights are arranged to define one or more zones on said at least a part of the surface illuminated by said one or more lights, said one or more zones being associated with a recommended behaviour for vulnerable road users.
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40. A method of retrofitting vehicles, so that vulnerable road users, may be warned, said method comprising:
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mounting or incorporating one or more lights in one side of the vehicle, the front end of the vehicle, the back end of the vehicle, or any combination thereof providing a control system to said vehicle, said control system being arranged to switch the one or more lights on and off, respectively, it accordance with a set of predefined conditions, wherein said one or more lights are arranged to define one or more zones on said at least a part of the surface illuminated by said one or more lights, said one or more zones being associated with a recommended behaviour for vulnerable road users.
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