The Vehicle
Light Detector Device (VLDD), is a device that senses or detects when a vehicle's light(s), lamp(s), or indicating light(s) has failed, burnt out, or not working properly. Said vehicle light(s), lamp(s), or indicating light(s) includes, but is not limited to, the vehicle's head light(s),
brake light(s), turn
signal light(s), tag light(s), or any combination thereof, including a third
brake light. A single light, lamp, or indicating light may be sensed, detected, or monitored for failure; or multiple lights, lamps, or indicating lights may be sensed, detected, or monitored for failure. The VLDD may be installed or incorporated within a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to cars, trucks, buses, boats, SUV's, motor homes (RV's), trains, airplanes, or any other vehicles used for transportation. As of today, we have vehicle sensors that warns or alerts us when a door is ajar, our keys are left in the ignition, our
seat belt is not properly secured, when our engine needs checked, when our oil needs changed, etc. But, none of todays current automobile sensor technology will sense or detect, and warn or alert us when our vehicle's light(s), lamp(s), or indicating light(s) have failed or is not properly working. Thus, the driver of the vehicle may be exposed to a
rear end collision in the event that the vehicle's
brake lights fail; or the driver of the vehicle may be exposed to receiving a
citation from a law
enforcement officer in the event of said
brake light failure. In either case, the driver of the vehicle will be exposed to hardships because insurance premiums may increase due to the accident or
citation, lost of income due to having to make a court appearance to resolve the
citation, or even
medical expenses due to the accident. However, these and other hardships related to failed vehicle light(s), lamp(s), or indicating light(s) can be avoided if the VLDD is incorporated or installed within the vehicle. Another example is, a boat traveling at night on a river, and one of the boat's indicating lights (i.e. the starboard light) has burnt out. Other boats traveling at night would have a difficult time determining the traveling direction of the boat with the burnt out indicating light; therefore, a risk of collision would exist and could take place, and people could be exposed to injury or even death. Indicating lights play a great part and are extremely important on boats navigating at night. Every day an accident occurs due to failed or burnt out vehicle light(s), lamp(s), or indicating light(s); and some of these accidents results in death or serious injury to a person. Also, countless of rear-end collisions have left many people with permanent neck or back injuries. And, many of these rear-end collisions were due to failed brake lights or indicating lights (i.e. turning signals). The VLDD can help to prevent such a tragedy from occurring.