Concept-Board Proposal for Sunday

Way of argumentation

1. Problem:

a.) Accidents mostly happen at intersections (ref. to Jennis statstics)

b.) And also on right front side of the car (ref. to Kristinas statstics)

Quintessence: Somebody has to be warned in thsi situation!


Why is the intersection so dangerous:
a.) The driver forgets the view over the shoulder and in the mirror

b.) The pedestrian is hard to see (because of bad weather, obstackles in the line of sight, dark clothes, etc.)

c.) Missinterpretation of the whole situation because of distractions (e.g. smoking, cellphone, stress, other people in the car, etc.)


2. Intention:

a.) Anticipatin warning system, which informs the driver about
what is going to haben in near future

b.) Making it easier to see and realize pedestrians in danger zones

c.) Final warning system right before a possible crash for avoidance

---> Development of an intelligent Intersection


3. Concept:

"3-phases detect and warning intersection"

1. Phase:
Lights in the middle of the road on the ground will show the driver the position of pedestrians, who will eventually arrive at the intersection at the same time like the car. Photo electric sensor in the pavement will collect the information and directly sned it to the lights on the ground. Those lights are "warning lights" - no shining lights.

2. Phase:
Over head lights at the corners of the intersection sart getting brighter if a pedestrian is approaching the intersection. The driver now knows that there are pedestrians coming up at the intersection by ralizing the brighter light and he will also have a better view at the whole intersection - ecspecially at night.

3. Phase:
If phase 1 and 2 weren´t enough warning for the driver and he is still not recognizing pedestrians who are crossing the street, the enlighted zebra stripe will warn him in a last step. The red lights aren´t not only indicating some kind of danger by their color, they also indicate the directions from where pedestrians are crossing the street.