Automobile careful lamp

Abstract

To provide an automobile accident prevention lamp having a function of calling attention, urging early warning, and preventing a traffic accident.SOLUTION: When a driver of an automobile comes to be in stupor due to a poor body condition, especially an intense mental shock to lose concentration, and the driving ability is impaired, a risk of allowing the driver to be more careless compared with a normal state has to be hedged by allowing an automobile and pedestrian in the periphery to be more careful compared with a normal state. Therefore, attention is to be called by a lamp and sound by kind consideration of the driver, early warning is urged to the periphery, so as to prevent a traffic accident by concentrating on avoidance of a collision and contact.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an automobile accident prevention light that alerts those around to the risk of a decline in the driver's cognitive, judgment, and operational abilities required for safe driving due to poor physical or mental health when driving an automobile, thereby compensating for the driver's lack of care by those around him / her being more caring. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, traffic safety has been ensured by all drivers following the traffic rules established by each country. Traffic rules maintain traffic safety and order by prohibiting driving behavior that is likely to cause traffic accidents and by policing and punishing drivers who violate these rules. There are nine types of prohibited driving: (1) driving without a license, (2) driving under the influence of drugs, (3) driving while drunk, (4) dangerous driving, (5) reckless driving, (6) driving while fatigued, (7) distracted driving, (8) driving while poorly maintained, and (9) driving while in poor physical condition. Of these, eight of the above (1) through (8) are regulated by law and have penalties, but the remaining one (9) is subject to self-imposed restrictions by drivers. Driving while in poor health means driving a car while suffering from physical symptoms or mental instability. Specifically, this includes internal medical symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stomachache, etc., severe back pain that interferes with steering or pedal operation, surgical symptoms in the shoulders, neck, back, upper limbs, or lower limbs, and severe mental shock that has left you dazed, losing your concentration and attention, and falling into a serious mental state where you are unable to concentrate on driving. Even if you are in poor health, there is no problem as long as you meet the minimum standards of recognition, judgment, and operation ability required for safe driving. However, if your condition falls below that level and your condition becomes severe, you risk causing a traffic accident comparable to or even greater than other prohibited driving practices. Measures to deal with poor physical condition while driving are a voluntary effort, so it is left to the manners of each individual driver. A sensible driver will refrain from driving when he or she experiences severe physical symptoms that impede the operation of the steering wheel or pedals. The same goes for a driver who is not in a mental state of mind. However, drivers with poor morals will drive without any hesitation, and even if they have good morals, they will drive if the need to drive outweighs the physical symptoms. The reason why driving while ill is not subject to regulation is that driving without a license, driving under the influence of drugs, drinking while driving, dangerous driving, reckless driving, driving while fatigued, driving while distracted, and driving while the vehicle is poorly maintained can be scientifically and objectively proven through licenses, urine tests, breath tests, dashcams, speedometers, driving records, eyewitness testimony, and vehicle inspections, whereas driving while ill is a subjective symptom that an individual is aware of, and therefore it is difficult to provide the scientific and objective proof that is essential for prosecution procedures, and as a country governed by the rule of law, it is forced to exclude it from regulation. The majority of citizens begin driving automobiles when they reach the age at which they can obtain a driver's license. On public roads, drivers of a wide range of ages coexist, from beginners who have just obtained their license to experienced veterans. Drivers with large individual differences in driving skills follow common traffic rules and are mindful of manners, ensuring a safe and smooth flow of traffic. At this time, drivers who have just obtained their license and have inexperienced driving skills can be identified by a "beginner's mark." Similarly, drivers whose driving ability has declined due to aging can be identified by a "senior driver's mark." If such marks are displayed on oncoming vehicles, preceding vehicles, following vehicles, vehicles running alongside, and entering vehicles, it will help drivers to be attentive and considerate. Therefore, even if a driver is neither a beginner nor elderly, if there is a temporary decline in physical or mental ability, if there is a display function that alerts those around, it will be of great help in preventing accidents. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-046319 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] This had the following drawbacks: Regarding the health of drivers, there are regulations for specific diseases such as schizophrenia (formerly known as schizophrenia), epilepsy, and sleep apnea syndrome, as well as dementia (formerly known as dementia), but most diseases are not regulated. In particular, there are no regulating laws or penalties for "mental shock," which is different from disease, even though its impact on driving cannot be ignored, and it is left unchecked. When humans are worried about something, they lose their concentration and attention, and make simple mistakes, careless mistakes, and careless mistakes that they would not normally make. This is a normal phenomenon of brain function, so it has been happening for thousands of years and will never go away. The phenomenon of a person's mental state becoming temporarily unstable and being unable to drive normally immediately after experiencing a strong psychological shock occurs in various situations in life. For example, let's say a mother with a young child is contacted by ambulance to come to the hospital immediately because her child has been in an accident. The mother asks to leave work early and drives her car from the company parking lot to the hospital. At this time, thoughts run through her mind one after another: will the child's life be saved? Is the child seriously injured? Is the child in critical condition? What caused the injury? Where was the child injured? Will the child recover? Will there be any aftereffects? Will the child become disabled? Will the child become physically or mentally disabled? What will become of the child? What will become of my life? Even while driving, she is so worried that she cannot concentrate on driving. Her mind goes blank, she loses concentration and attention, and she cannot even see the cars, pedestrians, or the colors of the traffic lights around her. This is not the only case of a mental shock strong enough to impair the ability to drive a car. When you are fired from your company. When a doctor tells you how much time you have left to live. When a doctor tells you you will go blind or have to have a limb amputated. When your partner breaks up with you. When your partner turns down your marriage proposal, or when you fail an exam. When you are rejected for a job, or when your social media feed goes viral. When you suffer huge losses in investments. When the company you run goes bankrupt. When you file for bankruptcy. When your home is destroyed or burned down. When a loved one dies. When you lose an election. When you are subjected to a forced search. When you are criminally prosecuted. When you are found guilty. When you are civilly sued. When your identity is exposed in a weekly magazine. When you are threatened by a gang. When you are contemplating suicide... Other issues that may not be considered major life events include problems with relationships at home, at work, or with friends, domestic violence, various forms of harassment, love problems, debt problems, financial difficulties, health problems, child delinquency... Furthermore, events that may seem insignificant to others may be important to the individual, such as the victory or defeat of a professional sports match for which the fan is a fan, the retirement or marriage of a favorite celebrity, the achievement or failure of winning something in a network game that the fan is obsessed with, or the instability of one's mind due to a gambling addiction. There are as many individual circumstances that can cause a driver to suffer serious mental shock as there are drivers.

[0005] It is extremely dangerous for a driver in a state of mental shock to drive a car. It is more dangerous than a beginner or elderly driver who is less skilled but is concentrating hard on driving. In some cases, it is more dangerous than using a mobile phone, slightly speeding, or driving under the influence of alcohol. Everyone will be shocked and mentally unstable immediately after a loved one is involved in an accident or dies. Driving a car in this mental state poses an order of magnitude greater potential risk of causing a traffic accident than driving after attending a ground-breaking ceremony and drinking only one cup of sacred sake out of kindness. Regarding drunk driving, the initiative that "you should not drink even a drop" should be respected, but since both "drinking driving" and "driving under shock" are each one of the causes of traffic accidents, we should make the same amount of passionate efforts to prevent them. However, unfortunately, a social consensus has been formed that "mental shock is an issue within the individual's mind, and is difficult to prove, so there is no choice but to leave it alone." Society has overreacted to "drink driving" and overlooked "impulsive driving" without taking any measures. All traffic accidents caused by impulsive driving are treated as "inattention to the road" or "operational error" in the accident processing process. There is no investigation into why the driver did not look ahead carefully, why they failed to turn the steering wheel early, or why they delayed applying the brakes. There are also no measures to prevent recurrence. Even if it is clear that mental shock caused distraction and a lack of cognitive, judgment, and operational abilities, the current level of science (in the first quarter of the 21st century) makes it impossible to rationally prove the causal relationship. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The ideal driving experience is one in which one has acquired the correct knowledge and solid skills, is in good health, and feels refreshed. It is the same as the "mind, technique, and body" in sumo. However, not all drivers are driving with full scores in all three areas. The important thing is that if the scores in any of the subjects drop to a level requiring caution, it is important to express this to those around you and call their attention. Automobiles have indicators to indicate lane or course changes, brake lights to inform following vehicles of the intention to brake, and hazard lights to indicate an emergency stop. These are display functions that alert those around to the risk of collision. The young leaves mark, autumn leaves mark, and obstructed vehicle mark are also display functions that alert those around. For this reason, drivers whose driving ability has deteriorated due to physical or mental reasons are also provided with display functions to alert those around them to their condition. The meaning (message) of each display can be translated into easy-to-understand colloquial language as follows: ○Newbie Mark "Everyone around me. I am still a novice driver. Please be careful." ○ Autumn leaves mark "Everyone around me. My driving ability has deteriorated. Please be careful." ○Accident prevention light "Everyone around me. I can't concentrate on driving. Please be careful."

[0007] The automobile careful light is operated by a switch on the driver's seat panel, just like the hazard lights. When the switch is turned on, the light on the roof of the vehicle flashes and a sound is generated at the same time. Surrounding vehicles and pedestrians can recognize the indicated vehicle visually and audibly and receive an early warning. The present invention is an automobile accident prevention light with the above configuration. Effect of the Invention

[0008] When a car with its anti-accident lights activated is spotted on a public road, surrounding cars and pedestrians pay attention, become tense, concentrate, and are on alert early, preventing contact and collision accidents. The use of accident prevention lights is optional, not compulsory, which is what fosters good manners among drivers. When a driver wants to enter a main road where traffic is continuing from a side road at a junction without traffic lights, if a kind driver makes way for him, he will in turn be kind to another driver. If an oncoming vehicle informs him of a speed trap (commonly known as a speed trap), he will return the favor by informing another oncoming vehicle. This chain of goodwill fosters kindness and consideration in people's hearts. Therefore, if those around you take care of your safety when you are feeling unwell and in pain, you will then be more likely to take the same safety precautions when you see another driver feeling unwell and in pain. In reality, it is impossible to draw any definitive conclusions until a social experiment is carried out, analyzed, and a statistically significant effect is confirmed, but we can probably expect a significant downward trend in the rate of traffic accidents per capita and an improvement in the morale of drivers overall. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an internal plan view of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. To prevent automobile accidents, characterized in that when a driver of an automobile is in a poor physical condition, particularly when the driver is stunned due to a strong mental shock, loses concentration and attention, and falls into a mental state to the extent that he or she cannot concentrate on driving, the driver's condition is displayed to surrounding automobiles and pedestrians, and a warning is given to the driver, thereby preventing contact or collision. A lamp with a shape, color, and light emission format that can be clearly distinguished from turn signals, brake lights, emergency lights, etc. is installed on the exterior of the vehicle in a position visible from all directions, and is operated by a switch in the driver's seat. In conjunction with the light emission, a sound is also generated to alert the driver. For regular passenger cars, they are installed in the center of the roof, directly on the front, back, left and right sides, or on the tip of a pole. They are smaller than the red rotating lights installed on the roofs of emergency vehicles, and the light output and volume are modest so as not to disturb the surrounding environment. For pole-type lights, they are either stored inside the pole like an antenna, or folded horizontally, assuming use in a car wash. Color tone. A color tone that can be distinguished from turn signals, brake lights, emergency lights, etc. is desirable. In terms of color language, blue is normal / permitted, and red is abnormal / prohibited, so yellow is appropriate as it symbolizes intermediate / caution, but it is not necessary to be particular about it. The flash type can be either a rotating type or a flash type. There are no technical issues with this invention. There are also no issues with the revision of the Road Traffic Act. The biggest issue is the strategy to popularize and establish this technology, because although installation can be forced, use cannot be forced. Even if drivers understand the effectiveness of the careful lamp, they feel psychological resistance to publicizing their misfortune to those around them. Especially in rural areas, there are many familiar faces. Therefore, the concept of the awareness campaign is to let people know that there are good shocks and bad shocks. A good shock is a mental state in which you are so happy that you become ecstatic, immersed in a world of imagination, and your mind is elsewhere. In fact, there have been cases of people dying from shock immediately after winning big at gambling. Even if they don't die from shock, their concentration and attention can decrease to the point that it interferes with normal driving. For example, when you win the lottery. When you are promoted or transferred at work. When your love is fulfilled. When your proposal is accepted. When you are accepted into the school of your choice. When you get a job in your dream job. When you make a huge profit from an investment. When the company you founded makes great strides. When you build your long-awaited new home. When a child or grandchild is born. When you win an election. When you receive favorable reviews in a weekly magazine. When you are awarded an order. When you inherit an estate. When your life's dream comes true... In this way, just by looking at the light display, the other person cannot tell at all whether it is a good shock, a bad shock, or for some other reason, so the sender's sense of embarrassment is eliminated. The standard location for installing the lamp is in the center of the roof, but there is no space for it in emergency vehicles and taxis. However, drivers of these vehicles are highly conscious of self-control and do not force themselves to drive when they are in poor health, which impedes their ability to drive, so installation is unnecessary. Descriptions of lamps, lights, switch mechanisms, and other existing technologies will be omitted.

[0011] The content of the present invention functions to provide drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and others around a vehicle that requires caution with early information that "there is a vehicle that requires caution right near you now," allowing them to focus on defensive driving and prepare themselves mentally. It doesn't matter if the driver of a vehicle requiring caution is a beginner, an elderly person, a person with a disability, a person with a physical symptom, or a mentally unstable person. Or, if the driver is feverish, feeling fatigued, or feeling dizzy, or is fighting sleepiness while driving and presses the switch just to be sure, or if the driver has not driven for a long time, or if the driver is holding in the urge to defecate and the only thing they can see is the toilet... The reason why the driver presses the switch is not important. In any case, it is important for those around to share information about vehicles requiring caution that may lead to a driving mistake. When drivers and pedestrians see a car with its accident prevention lights on, they temporarily clear their minds and focus on self-defense, which can prevent traffic accidents with a high probability. If these lights were not there, they would be unable to distinguish between regular cars and cars that need attention, and would be unable to anticipate the unforeseeable movements of cars that need attention, which would mean they would be unable to take time to avoid contact or collisions. Careful lights are a form of visual communication, just like turn signals, brake lights, and emergency lights. Accident prevention lights will not get cooperation from drivers unless they are allowed to remain in the danger zone just before the danger zone, and are made to look like they are being considerate and self-reporting it out of consideration for those around them. Since subjective symptoms cannot be scientifically proven, there is a drawback to allowing the danger zone, but it is a marked improvement over the conventional method of completely ignoring the danger zone.

[0012] As the times progress, the green leaf mark, autumn leaf mark and four-leaf clover mark will be abolished and all drivers, including beginners, elderly people, people with disabilities, people in poor health, people with mental condition problems and abnormal drivers, will be unified into a single, partially mandatory display of accident prevention lights. Even further into the future, AI's recognition, judgment, and operation capabilities will evolve to 100 or 1000 times greater than human capabilities, and individual differences in human driving skills will no longer be meaningful. In areas that are not designated as manual driving prohibited zones, the moment the vehicle switches from automatic to manual driving mode, the warning display function will be activated uniformly, regardless of the driver's attributes. At that point, accident prevention lights will have completed their role and will be replaced by another system. This will happen in the 22nd century.

Claims

[Claim 1] A lamp with a shape, color, and light emission format that can be distinguished from turn signals, brake lights, emergency lights, etc. is installed on the outside of a vehicle body in a position visible from all directions, such as on the surface of the roof, or on the tip of a pole extending from the roof, or at the base of the antenna, and when a switch in the driver's seat is operated, a flashing or constant light is emitted, and if necessary, sound is emitted, to alert surrounding vehicles and pedestrians that the vehicle is one that requires caution as its driving ability has been impaired for some reason, thereby calling attention to the vehicle and encouraging early warning, and encouraging drivers to focus their attention on avoiding contact or collision with the indicated vehicle, thereby preventing traffic accidents from occurring.

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