Vehicle communication device

A vehicle driver-alert communication system disposed in a vehicle, comprising:

• a driver controllable remote control unit installed in a vehicle, wherein the driver controllable remote control unit includes an on/off switch, a first table of preselected and programmed signals, a rotary switch controllable by a person in the vehicle, wherein the person in the vehicle can sequentially select the signals in the first table, a remote control display to allow the person in the vehicle to visually view each signal from the first table as the rotary switch selects each signal, a first communication module to communicate an identification code for a selected signal to the display unit, a toggle switch associated with the rotary switch to send the identification code for the selected signal to the first communication module, a radio frequency signal encoder and wherein the first communication module includes a radio frequency transmitter to transmit an encoded radio frequency signal to the display unit;
• a vehicle interface module having input signals from signaling systems in the vehicle wherein each input signal is assigned a unique priority;
• a display unit installed on the vehicle for displaying a signal, wherein the display unit includes a second communication module to receive the identification code from the remote control unit, a second table of preselected and programmed signals that is identical to the first table, a pattern generating module having an input from the second communication module to receive the identification code from the remote control unit and an input from the vehicle interface module, an array power distribution module and an array display panel that displays the signal having the highest priority.