Traffic-control device
OwnerBradley Groffinventor
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Abstract
A traffic control method and device, wherein an optical illusion of a pothole is applied to a roadway to create the appearance of a real pothole. Drivers encountering the illusory pothole will reflexively slow down, thinking it to be real.
Claims8
A traffic control device comprising a portion of a roadway having at least one visually perceptible feature applied thereon, said at least one visually perceptible feature simulating the appearance of a pothole.
A traffic control device comprising a mat for placement on a roadway, said mat having at least one visually perceptible feature simulating the appearance of a pothole applied thereon.
A method of controlling vehicle speed along a roadway, said method comprising applying a traffic control device to a roadway, wherein the traffic control device comprises at least one visually perceptible feature applied thereon, said at least one visually perceptible feature simulating the appearance of a pothole to oncoming traffic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.