CPC H01H 3/02 (2013.01) [F21S 9/03 (2013.01); F21V 23/007 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); G08G 1/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/07 (2013.01); F21W 2131/103 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A crosswalk lighting system for alerting drivers that a person is entering or crossing at a crosswalk, comprising:
A road marked with a crosswalk;
at least one alert light mounted adjacent to the crosswalk;
a system power source;
a system circuit connected to said system power source and to said at least one alert light; and
a system mat containing a switch structure activated by the weight of a pedestrian stepping on the system mat, and mounted adjacent to the road at a first end of the crosswalk for activation in response to the weight of a pedestrian stepping on a system mat as the pedestrian approaches the entrance of the crosswalk.
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