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Warning apparatus and method

  • US 8,258,981 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2007
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A warning apparatus for installation on a first vehicle, comprising:

  • a mechanism for detecting a property of the first vehicle corresponding to a likelihood of pedestrians being present in a vicinity of the first vehicle; and

    a mechanism for detecting a property of a second vehicle, wherein the apparatus is operative to determine a hazard status using the detected properties of the first and second vehicles, and generate an alert to a road user in dependence on the hazard status, wherein the apparatus comprises a speed detecting apparatus for measuring a speed of the second vehicle.

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