Vehicle safety arrangement and method

A vehicle safety arrangement for a host vehicle, the arrangement for preventing or mitigating accidents when the host vehicle turns across lanes with oncoming traffic, the host vehicle comprising an Electrical Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) operable to steer one or more steerable wheels of the host vehicle, the arrangement comprising:

• one or more forward-looking detection systems for detecting oncoming traffic in one or more lanes adjacent to the lane traveled by the host vehicle;
• one or more rearward-looking detection systems for detecting other vehicles approaching the host vehicle from behind;
• one or more turning intention detection systems for determining an intention to turn across an adjacent lane;
• means for determining standstill of the host vehicle;
• and
• a control unit arranged to, during a determined standstill of the host vehicle and a determined intention to turn across a lane containing oncoming traffic, determine a risk of the host vehicle being hit from behind and, upon determining a high risk of the host vehicle being hit from behind, generate and send a control signal to a vehicle Electrical Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) control unit;
• wherein the EPAS control unit, in response to receiving the control signal, is arranged to cause the EPAS to align the steerable wheels of the host vehicle.