Information recording apparatus

An information recording apparatus comprising:

• a storage portion which stores thereinto at least one of image and sound information in the interior or exterior of a vehicle which information is acquired by an acquisition portion,
• an abnormal condition detection portion that detects the presence of an abnormal condition of the vehicle based on a signal from a sensor that detects an abnormal condition,
• a recording portion which records thereinto the information stored in the storage portion,
• a control portion that causes the storage portion to store thereinto the information acquired by the acquisition portion for a first time period from detection of occurrence of an abnormal condition of the vehicle by the abnormal condition detection portion, and when the abnormal condition detection portion has detected an abnormal condition of the vehicle again during the first time period from the detection of occurrence of an abnormal condition of the vehicle, causes the storage portion to store thereinto the information acquired by the acquisition portion for a second time period that is longer than the first time period from a previous detection of occurrence of an abnormal condition of the vehicle, and causes the recording portion to record thereinto the information stored in the storage portion for the second time period.