Education and demonstration – Vehicle operator instruction or testing – Automobile or truck
Patent
1997-04-30
1999-07-27
Smith, Jeffrey A.
Education and demonstration
Vehicle operator instruction or testing
Automobile or truck
434 66, 446 73, G09B 904
Patent
active
059279869
ABSTRACT:
Driver training obstacles which are designed to catch and retain the attention of drivers to force a conscious effort to avoid focusing on the obstacle and to take hitting the obstacle as a serious matter. The obstacles fit over conventional traffic cones or other conical supports. They are shaped, colored and designed to visually simulate a variety of objects, including common animal and objects found along the roads, as well as abstract or random designs and objects. Lights and reflective features are also incorporated into some obstacles. Constructed as an envelope from a single or multiple pieces of material, the obstacles fit over one or more cones and can be unitary, elongated or arranged as a flock or group of objects. The obstacles catch and retain the attention of drivers more effectively than conventional standard traffic cones, because of their interesting and attractive features and appearance, they are more difficult to avoid and are a more effective training tool.
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Smith Jeffrey A.
Zito Joseph J.
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