Determination device, determination method, and program

A determination device installed on a first vehicle for determining whether a second vehicle traveling in front of the first vehicle is road-raging at the first vehicle, the determination device comprising:

• a memory storing one or more instructions;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory,
• wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the determination device to:
• determine that the first vehicle and the second vehicle are in a predetermined close state when a number of times of deceleration of the second vehicle reaches a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time,
• determine that the road rage occurs when it is determined that the predetermined close state exists,
• based on determining the predetermined close state exists and a third vehicle traveling in front of the second vehicle exists, and a legal minimum speed limit set to a road on which the first vehicle and the second vehicle are traveling is acquired, avoid determining whether road rage occurs when a vehicle speed of one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle is equal to or higher than the legal minimum speed limit, and determine that road rage occurs when the vehicle speed of one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle falls below the legal minimum speed limit,
• based on determining at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle has stopped under a state in which a degree of mutual closeness is high after the it is determined that the predetermined close state exists and the third vehicle is traveling in front of the second vehicle, avoid determining whether road rage occurs when a place of the stop is outside a no-parking and no-stopping section, and determine that road rage occurs when the place of the stop is inside the no-parking and no-stopping section,
• control a dashboard camera installed on the first vehicle to start recording based on determining that road rage occurs.

A determination method of determining whether a second vehicle traveling in front of a first vehicle is road-raging at the first vehicle, the determination method comprising:

• determining whether the first vehicle and the second vehicle are in a predetermined close state;
• determining whether a third vehicle traveling in front of the second vehicle exists;
• and
• avoiding determining whether road rage occurs when at least one condition of a first condition that the predetermined close state is determined to exist or a second condition that the third vehicle is determined not to exist is not satisfied;
• determining that road rage occurs when the first condition and the second condition are satisfied;
• based on determining the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, and a legal minimum speed limit set to a road on which the first vehicle and the second vehicle are traveling is acquired, avoiding determining whether road rage occurs when a vehicle speed of one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle is equal to or higher than the legal minimum speed limit, and determine that road rage occurs when the vehicle speed of one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle falls below the legal minimum speed limit;
• based on determining at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle has stopped under a state in which a degree of mutual closeness is high after the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, avoiding determining whether road rage occurs when a place of the stop is outside a no-parking and no-stopping section, and determine that road rage occurs when the place of the stop is inside the no-parking and no-stopping section;
• and
• controlling a dashboard camera installed on the first vehicle to start recording based on determining that road rage occurs.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in a determination device for determining whether a second vehicle traveling in front of a first vehicle is road-raging at the first vehicle, cause the processor to execute a method comprising:

• determining whether the first vehicle and the second vehicle are in a predetermined close state;
• determining whether a third vehicle traveling in front of the second vehicle exists;
• and
• avoiding determining that road rage occurs when when at least one condition of a first condition that the predetermined close state is determined to exist or a second condition that the third vehicle is determined not to exist is not satisfied;
• determining that road rage occurs when the first condition and the second condition are satisfied;
• based on determining the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, and a legal minimum speed limit set to a road on which the first vehicle and the second vehicle are traveling is acquired, avoiding determining whether road rage occurs when a vehicle speed of one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle is equal to or higher than the legal minimum speed limit, and determine that road rage occurs when the vehicle speed of one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle falls below the legal minimum speed limit;
• based on determining at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle has stopped under a state in which a degree of mutual closeness is high after the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, avoiding determining whether road rage occurs when a place of the stop is outside a no-parking and no-stopping section, and determine that road rage occurs when the place of the stop is inside the no-parking and no-stopping section;
• and
• controlling a dashboard camera installed on the first vehicle to start recording based on determining that road rage occurs.