Abstract: A brake light warning system provides a warning to nearby motorists whose vehicles are within a warning area adjacent a user vehicle. The warning system may provide a visual warning to these motorists by illuminating one or more brake lights of the user vehicle. A user alert device may also be activated to alert the user to a nearby vehicle that is within the warning area. The warning area may be fixed or may bet set based on the speed of the user vehicle to warn nearby motorists that they are too close to the user vehicle. The warning system may provide a warning via a brake light without activating the braking system of the user vehicle. The warning system may utilize components of the user vehicle to detect vehicle speed, nearby vehicles, provide warnings, provide alerts, or a combination thereof.