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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Darryl Davis0
Date of Patent
June 6, 2006
0Patent Application Number
108305260
Date Filed
April 23, 2004
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A tailgate warning system, for use in a target vehicle, for determining unsafe following and followed distances, having a front rangefinder, a rear rangefinder, a vehicle speed sensor, incident memory, hazard lights, and a control unit. When an unsafe following distance is determined by the control unit using the front rangefinder and speed sensor, a dashboard audible visual alert is activated. When an unsafe followed distance is determined by the control unit using the rear rangefinder and speed sensor, the dashboard audible visual alert and the hazard lights are activated. Incidents of tailgating are recorded in the incident memory.
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