APPARATUS FOR PROMPTING PEDESTRIANS

摘要

An apparatus and a method for prompting pedestrians to look and listen for turning vehicles includes an animated pictorial message formed in the image of a pair of scanning eyes (46, 48) and generated by a pedestrian signal control (54) connected to a pedestrian signal display (32). The image (46, 48) can be activated by a traffic control (52) or a motion detector (64) connected to the pedestrian signal control (54). A voice circuit (56) and speakers (58) connected to the pedestrian signal control (54) generate an audible message at the same time the image (46, 48) is being displayed.