Car wash tunnel entrance safety system

A method for promoting car wash safety and protection of car wash assets, comprising:

• a computer receiving video-sourced and sensor-sourced material from data capture components situated at a car wash;
• the computer determining, based at least on analysis of the material, that a safety threshold based at least on predetermined tolerances has been breached;
• the computer determining that at least one source of the breached threshold is misalignment of a first vehicle entering the car wash;
• the computer determining, based on a calculated severity of the misalignment, to at least one of transmit visual and audible warnings and shut down part or all of the car wash.

A system for protecting car wash assets, comprising:

• a computer;
• an application executing on the computer that:
• receives captured observation data regarding vehicles entering a car wash,
• determines that a first observed vehicle includes at least one externally attached accessory,
• determines, based at least on calculated dimensions of the first vehicle and of the accessory, that a first adjustment to current car wash configuration is necessary to prevent damage to car wash assets,
• provides, via an input/output device, instructions to a car wash control system to implement the first adjustment.