Method and system for assessing driving behaviour

The invention relates to a system for assessing the driving behaviour of a driver of a vehicle A. The system comprises a status unit (1) adapted to receiving status information about at least one other vehicle B in vehicle A's neighbourhood, and to generating an information signal S I which presents that status information; a situation unit (2) adapted to receiving status information about vehicle A and its surroundings, analysing vehicle A's situation at the time, and generating a situation signal S S which presents that situation; a risk unit (3) adapted to determining whether vehicle B was in a risky situation due to the actions of vehicle A's driver, based on predetermined situation criteria and said status information and situation analysis, and generating a risk signal S R which presents that determination. The invention comprises also a method for assessing the driving behaviour of a driver of a vehicle A.