COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM

A vehicle collision warning system (10) including a vehicle (8) that includes a first sensor (14) configured to monitor for an exit condition, a second sensor (52) configured to monitor for a hazard condition (99), an internal warning signal system (28) configured to emit a warning signal to warn a vehicle occupant about the hazard condition, the internal warning signal system (28) including at least one warning device (50) configured to emit the warning signal, and a processor (24) configured to detect an exit condition using a first signal from the first sensor (14), detect a hazard condition using a second signal from the second sensor (52), and control the at least one warning device (50) in response to the hazard condition.