A
braking system in a land vehicle having wheels for movement and a motor rotating the wheels. The
braking system includes a
brake rotor that is secured to one of the wheels. A
brake caliper is secured to the vehicle for grasping the rotor in response to a caliper actuation
signal. A
brake pedal is secured to the land vehicle for movement by the vehicle driver. A pedal sensor is connected to the pedal for sensing the movement thereof and generating a braking
signal in response to the movement of the pedal. A power
train control module is secured to the vehicle for controlling the speed at which the motor rotates the wheels in response to a deactivation
signal. A camera is mounting on the vehicle for generating a video signal representative of the incident light entering the camera. A
central processing unit (CPU) is connected to the pedal sensor, the brake caliper and the camera. The CPU is adapted to receive the braking signal from the pedal sensor and, in response thereto, transmit a caliper actuation signal to the brake caliper. The CPU is also adapted to receive the video signal from the camera and process the video signal to determine whether the incident light entering camera includes light of a red color. In response to detecting light of a red color, CPU transmits a caliper actuation signal to the brake caliper and a deactivation signal to the power
train control module.