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An automotive vehicle safety device for melting ice and snow on roadways and in areas immediately adjacent the vehicle tires includes ductwork extending from a heater mounted adjacent the vehicle engine with the ductwork terminating at front and rear undercarriage mounted v-shaped ducts. Each v-shap

An automotive vehicle safety device for melting ice and snow on roadways and in areas immediately adjacent the vehicle tires includes ductwork extending from a heater mounted adjacent the vehicle engine with the ductwork terminating at front and rear undercarriage mounted v-shaped ducts. Each v-shaped duct includes a pair of heating vents disposed adjacent each vehicle tire that blows heated air onto the roadway for melting the ice and snow. A heating grid is securable to the vehicle undercarriage for providing additional radiant heat to melt ice and snow, and a dashboard-mounted control panel provides for the manual activation of the heater and the heating grid while sensors mounted to the undercarriage and electrically connected to the control panel provide for automatic activation of the heater and heating grid upon sensing a predetermined temperature.

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1. An automotive safety device for a vehicle having a pair of front tires and a pair of rear tires, an underside, a passenger compartment including a dashboard, and an engine electrically connected to a battery, the automotive safety device, comprising:a heater mounted adjacent to the engine and in

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An automotive safety device for a vehicle having a pair of front tires and a pair of rear tires, an underside, a passenger compartment including a dashboard, and an engine electrically connected to a battery, the automotive safety device, comprising:a heater mounted adjacent to the engine and in electrical connection with the battery for selectively generating heated air;a front duct extending from the heater toward the front tires;a rear duct extending from the heater toward the rear tires;a v-shaped front diverter duct attached to the front duct and extending in between the front tires;a v-shaped rear diverter duct attached to the rear duct and extending between the rear tires;a pair of downwardly angled front heating vents that bifurcate from, and are in flow communication with, the v-shaped front diverter duct;a pair of downwardly angled rear heating vents that bifurcate from, and are in flow communication with, the v-shaped rear diverter duct;a heating grid mounted to the underside of the vehicle and between the front and rear tires, the heating grid electrically interconnected to the battery for generating radiant heat that is downwardly directed;a control panel located within the passenger compartment and electrically connected to the heater for the selective activation of the heater to produce heated air and for selective activation of the heating grid; andthe activation of the heater and the heating grid from the control panel causing the heater to produce heated air that is conveyed through the front and rear ducts and then through the front and rear diverter ducts for dispersal through the front and rear heating vents for heating and melting ice and snow on the roadway surface upon which the vehicle is traveling concomitant with the even downward production and distribution of radiant heat from the heating grid that also heats and melts ice and snow on the roadway surface.2. The automotive safety device of claim 1 wherein the control panel includes a blower on/off indicator light and a corresponding blower on/off button that are both electrically interconnected to the battery and the heater.3. The automotive safety device of claim 2 wherein the control panel includes a heating grid on/off indicator light and a corresponding heating grid on/off button that are electrically interconnected to the battery and the heating grid.4. The automotive safety device of claim 3 wherein the control panel includes a temperature indicator electrically interconnected to the battery, the heater and the heating grid.5. The automotive safety device of claim 4 further comprising at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle and in electrical interconnection with the temperature indicator and the control panel for sensing the attainment of a predetermined temperature level whereupon the heater and the heating grid are automatically activated.6. An automotive vehicle safety device for an automotive vehicle having at least one pair of front and at least one pair of rear tires, an underside, a passenger compartment including a dashboard, and an engine electrically connected to a battery, the automotive vehicle safety system, comprising:a heater mounted adjacent to the engine and in electrical connection with the battery for selectively generating heated air;a front duct extending from the heater toward the front tires;a rear duct extending from the heater toward the rear tires;a v-shaped front diverter duct attached to the front duct and extending in between the front tires;a v-shaped rear diverter duct attached to the rear duct and extending between the rear tires;a pair of downwardly angled front heating vents that bifurcate from, and are in flow communication with, the v-shaped front diverter duct;a pair of downwardly angled rear heating vents that bifurcate from, and are in flow communication with, the v-shaped rear diverter duct;a control panel located within the passenger compartment and electrically interconnected to the heater for selectively activating the heater to produce heater air; andthe activation of the heater from the control panel causing the heater to produce heated air that is conveyed through the front and rear ducts and then through the front and rear diverter ducts for dispersal through the front and rear heating vents for heating and melting ice and snow on the roadway surface upon which the automotive vehicle is traveling.7. The automotive vehicle safety system of claim 6 further comprising a heating grid that is mounted to the underside of the automotive vehicle and between the front and rear tires and which is electrically interconnected to the battery for generating radiant heat that is downwardly and evenly distributed for heating and melting ice and snow on the roadway surface.8. The automotive vehicle safety device of claim 7 wherein the control panel includes a blower on/off indicator light and corresponding blower on/off button that are electrically interconnected to the battery and the heater.9. The automotive vehicle safety device of claim 8 wherein the control panel includes a heating grid on/off indicator light and corresponding heating grid on/off button that are electrically interconnected to the battery and the heating grid.10. The automotive vehicle safety device of claim 9 wherein the control panel includes a temperature indicator electrically interconnected to the battery, the heater and the heating grid.11. The automotive vehicle safety device of claim 10 further comprising at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle and in electrical interconnection with the temperature indicator and the control panel for sensing the attainment of a predetermined temperature level whereupon the heater and the heating grid are automatically activated.