Apparatus and methods for indicating sudden deceleration may involve modifying a vehicle brake lighting system with a support frame supporting a deceleration sensor, microcontroller, an energy storage component, and power circuitry. A portable deceleration warning system includes a portable sensor unit with an accelerometer, a transmitter, a power supply, and a microprocessor, and at least one portable illumination unit with a light emitter, a receiver, and a power supply. The portable sensor unit mounts reversibly to a vehicle and the portable illumination unit can be worn by an operator or passenger of the vehicle or be temporarily attached to the vehicle.

A method and system for displaying indications for two-wheeled vehicles is disclosed herein. The system comprises a scooter processing unit. A rider profile database is stored at a memory coupled to the scooter processing unit. A route prediction unit is configured to predict a route of the two-wheeled vehicle based on the rider profile. A scooter motion tracking unit is configured to receive a set of sensing input parameters from at least one sensor mounted aboard the two-wheeled vehicle and a Control interface (CI), and for detecting a start instance and an end instance of a manoeuvre being performed by the two-wheeled vehicle. An indication control unit, communicatively coupled to the scooter motion tracking unit, is configured to receive a trigger signal corresponding to the start instance, and an end signal corresponding to the end instance for controlling the operation of an LED indicator.

Systems and methods for replicating vehicular illumination are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a detector configured to sense light emitted by a host light of a host vehicle for detecting a lighting state of the host light. The system also includes a communications system configured to communicate the detected lighting state between the host light and the remote light. Further, the system includes a remote light being located on one of the host vehicle and an operator of the host vehicle and configured to replicate the lighting state of the host light.

A light intensity control system in a vehicle enables the head lamp of the vehicle and the display of the instrument cluster to switch between one or more beam position depending on the ambient light intensity directly in the field view of the driver's eye.

The present invention provides a safety gear for cycling comprising a cycling gear, a turn signal component, a turn signal component circuit comprising a turn signal switch, a brake signal component, a brake signal component circuit comprising a brake signal switch. The turn signal switch and the brake signal switch can sense the roll and pitch motion of a cyclist's head to control the on or off of the turn signal component and the brake signal component respectively. This present invention allows the cyclist to keep both of his hands on the handle bar throughout a whole journey to maintain balance and control of bicycle, even though the cyclist needs to turn on the corresponding signals.

The utility model relates to a riding helmet with automatic brake detection and steering indication functions, which consists of the helmet body and the left steering lamp and right steering lamp installed on its front and rear sides, wherein, the said two lamps are electrically connected with the control module, the said control module is designed with a wireless receiving module that is linked up with the wireless receiving module mounted on the bicycle, the said wireless remote control module is also electrically connected with brake detection device and manual control device, and the steering lamps can work according to the signals of the brake detection device and manual control device.

The present invention obtains a processor and a processing method, a rider-assistance system, and a straddle-type vehicle capable of improving a rider's safety.

A processor (20) includes: an acquisition section that acquires surrounding environment information about straddle-type vehicle (100); a determination section that determines necessity of assistance operation executed by the rider-assistance system (1) to assist with the rider's operation; and a control section that makes an execution device (P) execute the assistance operation in the case where the determination section determines that the assistance operation is necessary. The determination section determines the necessity of the assistance operation by using a rear index value, which is an index value depending on information on the surrounding environment at the rear and is an index value of a collision possibility of an object located behind the straddle-type vehicle (100) against the straddle-type vehicle (100). The rear index value is a value that varies according to a relative distance and a relative speed of the object located behind to the straddle-type vehicle (100).

A helmet lighting system includes a display attachable to a helmet which is selectively illuminated in response to receiving a wireless signal transmitted from a wireless transmitter operably coupled to a brake or direction signal light of the motorcycle. The display includes flexible base housing attachable to an outer surface of the helmet that at least partially houses an illumination module. A flexible applique overlies the illumination module and is at least partially transparent or translucent so as to pass light from LEDs of the illumination module therethrough. The applique is removably attachable to the base housing and/or the illumination module and may be replaced with other appliques having different logos or indicia.

A safety lighting system for vehicles. A safety lighting system may include a display cover including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The safety lighting system may further include at least one light source configured to selectively illuminate the first, second, and third portions of the display cover. The safety lighting system may further include a controller configured receive at least one of acceleration/deceleration information, braking information or throttle control information relating to the vehicle, and to responsively cause illumination of the first portion upon at least one of acceleration or operation of the throttle of the vehicle, to cause illumination of the second portion upon at least one of relatively low deceleration of the vehicle or deceleration of the vehicle without braking, and to cause illumination of the third portion upon at least one of relatively high deceleration or braking of the vehicle.

A signaling device includes a light emitting unit, wherein the light emitting unit includes a plurality of lights; and a plurality of feedback lights configured to indicate to an operator of the signaling device whether electronics and the plurality of lights are functioning properly; and a remote controller unit in communication with the light emitting unit, wherein the remote controlling unit is configured to adjust a light intensity of the plurality of lights, wherein the plurality of lights is configured to resemble at least one of: turn signal arrows or indicators, brake lights, and flashing lights indicative of hazards.