Abstract: A method, program product and implementing computer system are provided in which one or more a vehicle mounted cameras provide a video feed of the areas surrounding a camera-equipped (CE) vehicle to an on-board computer system for analysis and processing. The computer system determines which if any nearby vehicles pose an increased risk to the driver of the camera-equipped vehicle by analyzing image information obtained by the CE vehicle to determine unsafe driving patterns and/or an unsafe rate of closure of the nearby vehicle relative to said CE vehicle. The CE vehicle is also operable for accessing vehicle information contained in remote computer databases using a detected license plate number of nearby vehicles and informs the driver if the database record of the nearby vehicle indicates a possible current threat to the camera-equipped vehicle.