The Language of Lights
Soon German drivers might want to think twice before using their indicators in a specific manner, as the message conveyed might not be what they wanted.
Matthias Frey, 39-year-old inventor from Germany’s Black Forest, experienced a rather pleasant “thank-you” from a friendly truck driver that got him thinking about how to convey certain messages with your indicators. The only thing the drivers have to learn is what the signals mean.
After two years of thinking about ideas of how to communicate on the road, Frey registered an invention with the German patent office for The Flashbox. This appliance is connected to the indicator system and initiates automatic light signals by radio. After instillation, the driver only has to press a button on the transmitter on the car’s keyring to transmit an indicator signal to the box. The receiver then transmits the signal to the conventional indicator system to access signals.
For about R900, drivers will be able to send signals such as “thank you”, “watch out”, “angry”, or “safe journey”. The problem is that many drivers don’t know about the invention, and even those who do, don’t know what the different signals mean. Frey hopes that his Flashbox will become well known all over the country and in future he could extend the messages that it sends, to “merry Christmas” or “happy new year”.
Maybe if we got something like The Flashbox in South Africa, there would be a lot less road rage in our country.
Read more about the flashbox here.
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