Enhanced communication system for vehicle hazard lights

A vehicle lighting safety device comprising:

• at least one hazard input communicatively coupled to a driver accessible hazard light switch inside the vehicle;
• a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the at least one hazard input;
• and
• an output communicatively coupled to the microcontroller and capable of driving a multi-purpose light installed on the vehicle in a strobing manner in response to receiving a signal on the at least one hazard input;
• wherein the multi-purpose light is not a part of an existing vehicle signal light system;
• wherein the microcontroller accepts the signal on the at least one hazard input that would otherwise control existing, non-strobing hazard lights;
• and
• wherein the output communicatively coupled to the microcontroller supplements non-strobing output available from the multi-purpose light.

An emergency strobe light system for installation into a motor vehicle comprising:

• at least one hazard input communicatively coupled to a driver accessible hazard light switch inside the vehicle;
• at least one signal input communicatively coupled to a signal light control stalk inside the vehicle;
• a microcontroller receiving input states of the at least one hazard input and the at least one signal input such that the microcontroller is informed whether a left or right turn signal or a hazard flasher deployment is indicated by a user;
• and
• an OR circuit allowing activation of a multi-purpose light by the microcontroller or another vehicle system;
• wherein the microcontroller operates a plurality of vehicle installed signal lights in a non-strobing manner in response to an indication of a left or right turn signal;
• wherein the microcontroller operates the plurality of plurality of vehicle installed signal lights in a strobing manner in response to the indication of hazard flasher deployment;
• and
• wherein the microcontroller activates the multi-purpose light in a strobing manner via the OR circuit in response to the indication of hazard flasher deployment such that an original function of the multi-purpose light is also retained;
• wherein the microcontroller accepts input from the driver accessible hazard light switch that would otherwise control the existing vehicle installed signal lights or hazard lights in a non-strobing manner;
• and
• wherein the output from the OR circuit replaces output to the existing vehicle installed signal or hazard lights that would have been correspondent to existing non-strobing activation.

A vehicle lighting safety device comprising:

• at least one hazard input communicatively coupled to a driver accessible hazard light switch inside the vehicle;
• a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the at least one hazard input;
• and
• an output communicatively coupled to the microcontroller and capable of driving a plurality of vehicle mounted light emitting diodes, at least some of which are selectively operative as turn signal lights based upon manipulation of a signal light stalk mounted to a vehicle steering column;
• wherein the microcontroller operates the plurality of light emitting diodes in a strobing manner in response to receiving a signal on the at least one hazard input;
• wherein the microcontroller accepts input from the driver accessible hazard light switch that would otherwise control the existing, non-strobing hazard lights;
• and
• wherein the output from the microcontroller replaces output to the plurality of vehicle mounted light emitting diodes that would have been correspondent to existing non-strobing hazard light activation.