Reflective roadway warning system indicating incorrect vehicular travel direction
a technology of reflective roadways and warning systems, applied in road signs, roads, construction, etc., can solve problems such as the driver's speed reduction and determination, and achieve the effect of reducing speed
Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-07
CROCE JOAN ANN +1
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A plurality of reflector devices each having a reflective element, the reflector devices embeddable in the roadway of an off ramp, or in the curbing of an off ramp, and/or in the guardrails adjacent an off ramp or other one way street, the reflector warning system providing a visible alarm or alert to a driver in day or night conditions or low visibility that the driver has mistakenly or inadvertently turned his vehicle onto and is proceeding up an off ramp or other road way to another intersecting
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The reflector devices embedded in the roadway depending upon their spacing will also provide a significantly tactile feedback to the driver that he is proceeding in the wrong direction by
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The reflector device of the present invention, either embodiment 1 or embodiment 2, can be fabricated from any suitable material which will stand up to the rigors of having automobile tires passing over it on a regular basis. Therefore steel, or a high density polymer, or other suitable metal may be utilized in the fabrication. Additionally, the housing may also be fabricated from recycled tires which have been ground to a small particle size and used as a filler with a solid plastic, as nylon.
Still further, in the preferred embodiment in which the reflector devices are positioned on the roadway, the front wall 58 or 58A in either embodiment should be slightly angled resulting in a slight angle of the reflector element. This allows for a self-cleaning effect of the reflector element during periods of rain.
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A plurality of reflector devices each having a reflective element, the reflector devices embeddable in the roadway of an off ramp, or in the curbing of an off ramp, and/or in the guardrails adjacent an off ramp or other one way street, the reflector warning system providing a visible alarm or alert to a driver in day or night conditions or low visibility that the driver has mistakenly or inadvertently turned his vehicle onto and is proceeding up an off ramp or other road way to another intersecting highway, and as such will encounter oncoming opposing traffic such that the driver can stop, reverse, and correct the mistake. The reflector devices embedded in the roadway depending upon their spacing will also provide a significantly tactile feedback to the driver that he is proceeding in the wrong direction by causing a vibration to the tires which is transmittable to the steering wheel.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to roadway intersections and vehicular traffic, and in particular to a permanent or portable warning system providing visual and harsh tactile feedback to a driver that the driver is mistakenly proceeding in a traffic lane dedicated to traffic traveling in the opposing direction.2. Description of the Prior ArtDrivers of vehicles encounter various traffic patterns every time they are behind the wheel. In many instances, one of these driving patterns is a one way street in an urban area, or perhaps a one way lane in a multi-story parking structure. Still further, various roadways as interstate highways are divided and have a plurality of on and off ramps for access thereto. The one thing in common with all of these one lane roadways, lanes, or the like, is that they eventually intersect with another roadway which may or may not be one way, but which allows a driver and vehicle on that intersecting roadwa...
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CPCE01F9/047E01F13/10E01F9/06E01F9/529E01F9/553
Inventor CROCE, SCOTT
Owner CROCE JOAN ANN
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