Total alert driver safety system

An animal collision avoidance system for a vehicle comprising:

• a) a speaker mounted to the vehicle to project sound frontwardly of the vehicle:
• b) a controller connected to the speaker to cause the speaker to selectably emit a pre-programmed array of sound waves, wherein a substantial portion of the sound waves are in an audible range consisting of frequencies less than 20,000 Hz, and wherein said sound waves are detectable by animals ahead of the vehicle to induce instinctive avoidance activities in said animals to alert them to the approach of said vehicle;
• c) means for activating the controller to cause the speaker to emit said sound waves;
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• d) a headlight mounted to the vehicle to direct light frontwardly of the vehicle, wherein the headlight is electrically connected to the controller to flicker at the same time as sound waves are emitted from the speaker.

An animal collision avoidance system for a vehicle comprising:

• a) a speaker mounted to the vehicle to project sound frontwardly of the vehicle;
• b) a controller connected to the speaker to cause the speaker to selectably emit a pre-programmed array of sound waves, wherein a substantial portion of the sound waves are in an audible range consisting of frequencies less than 20,000 Hz, and wherein said sound waves are detectable by animals ahead of the vehicle to induce instinctive avoidance activities in said animals to alert them to the approach of said vehicle;
• c) means for achieving the controller to cause the speaker to emit said sound waves;
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• d) a strobe light mounted to the vehicle, wherein the strobe light is activated by the controller to flicker in synchronization with the pre-programmed array of sound waves.

An animal collision avoidance system for a vehicle comprising:

• a speaker mounted to the vehicle to project sound frontwardly of the vehicle;
• b) a controller connected to the speaker to cause the speaker to selectably emit a pre-programmed array of sound waves, wherein a substantial portion of the sound waves are in an audible range consisting of frequencies less than 20,000 Hz, and wherein said sound waves are detectable by animals ahead of the vehicle to induce instinctive avoidance activities in said animals to alert them to the approach of said vehicle;
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• c) means for activating the controller to cause the speaker to emit said sound waves;
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• d) a strobe light mounted to the vehicle, wherein the strobe light is activated at the onset of a sound wave emitted by the speaker.

An animal collision avoidance apparatus for mounting on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a speaker mounted to project sounds frontwardly of the vehicle, wherein the sounds emitted are at frequencies less that 20,000 Hz, said sounds being thus audible to a human ear;
• b) an electronic controller, which controls the speaker such that the said sounds emitted are naturalistic sounds, said emitted naturalistic sounds being selected to induce instinctive avoidance reactions in animals;
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• c) wherein the vehicle includes at least one headlight, and wherein the controller is electronically connected to the headlight, and wherein the controller operates to activate said headlight to flicker in unison with the audible emissions of the speaker.

An animal collision avoidance apparatus for mounting on a vehicle which travels at a velocity, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a speaker mounted to project sounds frontwardly of the vehicle, wherein the sounds emitted are at frequencies less than 20,000 Hz, said sounds being thus audible to a human ear;
• b) a means for inducing instinctive avoidance reactions in animals which includes an electronic controller, which controls the speaker such that the said sounds emitted are naturalistic sounds, said emitted naturalistic sounds being selected to avoid inducing panic in animals and pedestrians;
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• c) a speed transducer mounted to the vehicle which detects the velocity of the vehicle, wherein the speed transducer transmits data regarding vehicle velocity to the controller, and wherein the controller automatically activates the speaker when the vehicle velocity exceeds a predetermined level.

An animal collision avoidance apparatus for mounting on a vehicle which travels at a velocity, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a speaker mounted to project sounds frontwardly of the vehicle, wherein the sounds emitted are at frequencies less that 20,000 Hz, said sounds being thus audible to a human ear;
• b) an electronic controller, which controls the speaker such that the said sounds emitted are naturalistic sounds, said emitted naturalistic sounds being selected to induce instinctive avoidance reactions in animals;
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• c) a speed transducer mounted to the vehicle which detects the velocity of the vehicle, wherein the speed transducer transmits data regarding vehicle velocity to the controller, and wherein the controller automatically activates the speaker when the vehicle velocity exceeds a predetermined level, wherein the sounds are emitted at a volume, and wherein the controller increases the volume of the sound emitted from the speaker as the vehicle velocity detected by the transducer increases.