Vehicle Collision Avoidance System and Method

A system and method for providing an alert warning to a driver of a that includes forward facing vehicle sensors that can detect the presence and relative distance of a forward obstruction in a travel lane immediately in front of the vehicle, a processor for receiving signals from the forward sensor and for processing the signal to determine the relative speed, acceleration and or deceleration of the forward obstruction, a forward signal receiver adapted to receive a signal from a forward obstruction, a rear signal transmitter for transmitting information relating to the vehicle and any forward obstructions a following vehicle, and an driver alert device to warn a driver if a collision is imminent unless evasive action is implemented.