Visual driving aid

Abstract

A visual driving aid secured or projected onto a portion of the windshield of a vehicle which allows the vehicle operator to determine and project the wheel path of the vehicle in the advance road surface, the visual driving aid being an indicia on the windshield in front of the driver, the positioning or projection of the indicia taking into account the sight characteristics of the individual user so as to allow the user to determine and project the wheel path of the vehicle while in motion in order to aid the user in the avoidance of hazardous situations.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent, particularly when taken in light of the following illustrations wherein:

FIG. 1 is an interior view from the driver seat of a windshield on a vehicle in which the visual driving indicia decal aid has been positioned;

FIG. 2 is a side and front view of the structure of the visual driving aid indicia decal as applied to the windshield; and

FIG. 3 is an interior view from the driver seat of a windshield incorporating a second embodiment of the visual driving indicia in the form of a projected light beam or laser.

Claims

1. A visual driving aid which projects the path of the wheels of a vehicle to the driver in order to avoid approaching hazards in the roadway, said visual driving aid comprising: first and second wheel alignment markers, each of said wheel alignment markers having a linear indicia, each of said wheel alignment markers positioned on the interior windshield of a vehicle, said first alignment marker positioned on the driver's side portion of said windshield, and said second wheel alignment marker positioned on passenger side of said windshield, said first and second wheel alignment markers positioned in accordance with a dominant eye of said driver, whereby when said wheel alignment markers are attached to said vehicle windshield, a driver seated in a driving position can observe the projected path of said wheels of said vehicle by blinking said driver's non-dominant eye and viewing said first and second wheel alignment marker while facing straight ahead allowing said driver to anticipate hazards in the roadway in advance of the vehicle.

2. The visual driving aid in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first and second wheel alignment markers comprise a transparent plastic film having a linear indicia formed thereon, and having a removably replaceable adhesive on an opposing side of said indicia for attachment of said visual driving aid to said windshield, said linear indicia further having a reflecting glow in the dark composite formed therein.

3. The visual driving aid in accordance with claim 2, wherein said visual driving aid comprises a flexible sheet of transparent material, said material having an inner surface having a hydrostatic adhesive form thereon, said outer surface having a linear indicia formed thereon, said hydrostatic adhesive surface removably securable to said vehicle windshield.

4. A visual driving aid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said wheel alignment markers a comprise projection of light onto said windshield from a projector on a dashboard defining a linear indicia cooperable with said dominant eye of said driver for determining said projected path of said wheels of said vehicle.

5. A visual driving aid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and second lane alignment markers can be positioned in spaced apart relationship on said windshield of said vehicle to project the lines of the wheels of a trailer being towed by a vehicle, wherein said trailer has a wheel axle length greater than the wheel axle length of the vehicle towing.