Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle, in particular a railroad vehicle
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1. A method for operating a vehicle, having a safety circuit to be actuated by a vehicle driver, the method comprising:
- initiating, via the safety circuit, at least one emergency action if the vehicle driver actuates the safety circuit uninterruptedly, or not at all, in a predefinable time interval;
wherein a condition of the vehicle driver is sensed by a camera device, andwherein the at least one emergency action is initiated depending on the condition of the vehicle driver.
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A method for operating a vehicle, in particular a railroad vehicle, having a safety circuit to be actuated by a vehicle driver, the safety circuit initiating at least one emergency action if the vehicle driver actuates the safety circuit uninterruptedly, or not at all, in a predefinable time interval. Provision is made here that a condition of the vehicle driver is sensed by a camera device; and that the at least one emergency action is initiated depending on the condition of the vehicle driver.
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1. A method for operating a vehicle, having a safety circuit to be actuated by a vehicle driver, the method comprising:
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initiating, via the safety circuit, at least one emergency action if the vehicle driver actuates the safety circuit uninterruptedly, or not at all, in a predefinable time interval; wherein a condition of the vehicle driver is sensed by a camera device, and wherein the at least one emergency action is initiated depending on the condition of the vehicle driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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a safety circuit to be actuated by a vehicle driver of the vehicle, which safety circuit is configured to initiate at least one emergency action if it has been actuated by the vehicle driver uninterruptedly, or not at all, within a predefinable time interval; and a camera device to sense a condition of the vehicle driver; wherein the safety circuit is configured to trigger the emergency action depending on the sensed condition of the vehicle driver. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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