VEHICLE PROXIMITY DETECTION SYSTEM
Over a half-million automobile accidents each year result from improper overtaking. This frightening statistic might be reduced substantially if a near solid-state detection system developed by Sylvania's Wake-field Development Laboratory were to come into widespread use.
Designed to meet the specifications of a major automobile manufacturer, Sylvania's Vehicle Proximity Detection System Model HS 200 will respond to vehicles within 30 feet of its sensor, covering an area slightly larger than a single traffic lane. Its intended application is to alert a driver to vehicles moving into his rear blind zones as illustrated in Fig. 49.12.
Fig. 49.12 Sylvania's Vehicle Proximity System alerts a driver to vehicles ...
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