The weather outside your car is frightful, but inside, the humming heater is keeping you snug and warm while your favorite music blares from all four stereo speakers. Life is good…unless there's an emergency vehicle or approaching train vying for your attention.Will you hear the siren or whistle in time to avoid disaster? Thanks to a technology transfer partnership between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California and E-Lite Limited of Agoura Hills, California, your chances are better than ever.

Jim Davidson, president and CEO of E-Lite Limited, knows first-hand the dangers of high-speed vehicles. Not long ago, the car he was driving was nearly broad-sided by a fire truck at a Los Angeles intersection. In fact, more than 156,000 accidents involving emergency vehicles alone occurred from the mid-1980's to 1995. "Emergency vehicles present a serious hazard to themselves, other vehicles, and pedestrians while passing against cross-traffic through an intersection," Davidson reported, not to mention causing multi-million dollar lawsuits against cities and states, too.

Introducing E-ViEWS

The Emergency Vehicle Early Warning Safety System (E-ViEWS) is a new traffic technology device that warns motorists if emergency vehicles or trains are approaching rapidly. And, with the increase in high-speed police chases and train/auto collisions, it couldn't come at a better time. Best of all, it costs motorists nothing!