Smart vests with road workers

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Smart Vests with Road Workers
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Researchers have developed designs for smart
vests, objects that can aid in saving lives in
the events of car collisions.
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The practical use targets mainly road workers
on roadside projects, such as building bridges or
extending the number of lanes on a highway.
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However, the items can also serve other
individuals.
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For example, police officers or first
responders could effectively utilize the
contraptions since they often have exposure to
traffic along different kinds of roads.
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Either way, the research attempts to integrate
functionality of vehicle connectivity, existing
infrastructure near sites, and mobile phones.
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The Use of Smart Vests
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The smart vests function from an interlocking
grid of short-range radio transmissions.
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In other words, it could potentially benefit
from Bluetooth and wireless networking.
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The basic idea involves two warnings one that
goes out to the endangered person and another
that alerts the wayward driver.
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Only a few seconds may pass to allow evasion.
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However, that may arise as enough time for a
chance at survival for the victim.
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Smart Vests in Use
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The project focuses on roadside road workers
since they consist of the largest majority of
those killed by vehicle collisions.
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So how will the warning for road workers come
about? Construction sites fill up with
distractions in visual ranges.
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One notion contained the thought of placing
speakers into ear protection.
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The smart vests would still keep radio contact.
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Other possible intentions include the vest
vibrating or even shrinking in efforts to grab
attention.
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Smart Vest for Protection
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While protective to a number of different
occupations, the goal for the InZoneAlert
campaign remains to keep the vest as
user-friendly and unobtrusive as capability
allows.
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It must make a wearer alert, and not suddenly
scared out of their pants, assuming the
individual wore pants.
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Simple accidents can occur when a driver misses
or ignores cones, signs, flags that signify an
impending construction site.
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For that purpose, the smart vests show
techniques for safety.