Systems and methods for alerting a driver to vehicle collision risks

A computer-implemented method of alerting a driver of a vehicle about high-risk areas, the method comprising:

• displaying, via one or more processors:
• (i) a virtual road map,
• (ii) a virtual representation of a current location of the vehicle, and
• (iii) at least a portion of a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to a plurality of high-risk areas, wherein the plurality of high-risk areas correspond to a plurality of prior vehicle accidents;
• updating, via the one or more processors, the current location of the vehicle in response to the vehicle moving to a new location;
• and
• displaying, via the one or more processors, the virtual representation of the updated current location of the vehicle on the virtual road map at a location representative of the new location
• receiving, from the driver and at via one or more processors, an indication indicating an intended change to a zoom level of the virtual road map displayed in the primary interface;
• based upon the intended change to the zoom level, accessing a second set of data detailing a second plurality of prior vehicle accidents;
• and
• displaying on the virtual road map a plurality of virtual representations corresponding to the second set of data detailing the second plurality of prior vehicle accidents.

A graphical user interface for alleviating a risk of a vehicle collision, the graphical user interface comprising:

• a virtual road map;
• an icon virtually representing a current location of a vehicle, the icon depicted on the virtual road map at the current location of the vehicle;
• a first plurality of virtual danger zones representing past vehicle-animal collisions, each of the first plurality of virtual danger zones depicted on the virtual road map at a latitude and a longitude of the respective past vehicle-animal collision;
• a second plurality of virtual danger zones representing a past vehicle-vehicle collisions, each of the plurality of second virtual danger zones depicted on the virtual road map at a latitude and a longitude of the respective past vehicle-animal collision;
• when the current location of the vehicle is outside a threshold distance from at least one of either the first plurality of virtual danger zones or the second plurality of danger zones, a border region abutting the virtual road map depicted in a color indicative of an average or lower risk of vehicle accidents;
• and
• when the current location of the vehicle is within a threshold distance from at least one of either the first plurality of virtual danger zones or the second plurality of danger zones, a border region abutting the virtual road map depicted in a color indicative of a higher than average risk of vehicle accidents.