Device and method for assessing risks to a moving vehicle

The invention relates to a method for assessing accident risks to a moving vehicle (100; 110) comprising the steps of - continuously monitoring (s410) a surroundings configuration while said vehicle (100; 110) is in motion, - continuously determining (s420) running characteristics for the vehicle (100; 110), - continuously registering (s430) said surroundings configuration in order to create and provide an idea about chosen characteristics of the surroundings passed by the vehicle, - using said running characteristics and said idea as a basis for assessing (s440) accident risks related to the surroundings passed by the vehicle (100; 110). The invention relates also to a computer programme product comprising programme code (P) for a computer (200; 210) for implementing a method according to the invention. The invention relates also to a device and a vehicle equipped with the device.