Safety Directional Indicator

A safety directional indicator comprising:

• a flexible substrate strip;
• a plurality of light guides, each light guide in the plurality with a first and second end, and each light guide disposed parallel to one another and along the length of the flexible substrate strip such that the longest side of one light guide is disposed parallel to the longest side of another light guide in the plurality;
• a plurality of LEDs wherein each LED in the plurality is disposed at the first end of a light guide;
• such that there is an equal number of LEDs as light guides, and such that during use light is transmitted from the LED through the light guide from the first end toward the second end of the light guide;
• and
• a control module comprising a power source in operable communication with the LEDs and operably configured to turn on and off the LEDs in a chasing pattern.

A method of indicating a path for a driver or pedestrian to follow comprising:

• providing a safety directional indicator comprising a flexible belt with a plurality of light guides, each light guide in the plurality with a first and second end, and each light guide disposed in parallel along the length of the belt and a plurality of LEDs each disposed at the first end of each light guide such that one LED is used for each light guide and each operably connected with a control module for turning the LEDs on and off sequentially, such that the longest side of one light guide is disposed parallel to the longest side of another light guide in the plurality, and such that during use light is transmitted from the LED through the light guide from the first end toward the second end of the light guide;
• installing the safety directional indicator on a surface of a structure such that upon illumination of the LEDs and each light guide a direction to follow is indicated by a chasing pattern of light along the length of the belt;
• and
• providing power to the safety directional indicator.