A brake warning lamp system for a vehicle including: one or more primary brake lamps in a first set of brake lamps facing outwards from the rear of the vehicle; one or more secondary brake lamps in a second set of brake lamps facing outward from the rear of the vehicle and spaced from the primary brake lamps; sensing means for sensing deceleration of the vehicle; and control means operatively connected to the sensing means for selectively connecting the first and second set of brake lamps to a power supply of the vehicle to selectively illuminate the primary and/or secondary brake lamps, wherein the system response depends on speed zones identified by a satellite navigation system, wherein the control means includes input from the brake pedal to illuminate the primary brake lamps and activate the sensing means for sensing the deceleration of the vehicle, whereupon the sensing means returns a value to the control means for selectively illuminating the secondary brake lamps whereby the control means causes the brightness and or intermittence of timing or pulsing or flashing of the secondary brake lamps according to the value returned from the sensing means, characterized in that the system further includes a program braking response, wherein a determination is made as to whether a medium flashing speed of the secondary brake lamps is used, wherein the medium flashing speed is used only if a normal deceleration is detected, wherein the secondary brake lamps remain flashing with said medium flashing speed in speed zones where the vehicle would not normally stop and remain flashing until there is an extended acceleration or extended time with no pressure on the brake pedal and wherein if a rapid deceleration is detected, a maximum flashing of the secondary brake lamps occurs, and remains until there is extended acceleration or an extended time with no pressure on the brake is detected. one or more primary brake lamps in a first set of brake lamps facing outwards from the rear of the vehicle; one or more secondary brake lamps in a second set of brake lamps facing outward from the rear of the vehicle and spaced from the primary brake lamps; sensing means for sensing deceleration of the vehicle; and control means operatively connected to the sensing means for selectively connecting the first and second set of brake lamps to a power supply of the vehicle to selectively illuminate the primary and/or secondary brake lamps, wherein the system response depends on speed zones identified by a satellite navigation system, wherein the control means includes input from the brake pedal to illuminate the primary brake lamps and activate the sensing means for sensing the deceleration of the vehicle, whereupon the sensing means returns a value to the control means for selectively illuminating the secondary brake lamps whereby the control means causes the brightness and or intermittence of timing or pulsing or flashing of the secondary brake lamps according to the value returned from the sensing means, characterized in that the system further includes a program braking response, wherein a determination is made as to whether a medium flashing speed of the secondary brake lamps is used, wherein the medium flashing speed is used only if a normal deceleration is detected, wherein the secondary brake lamps remain flashing with said medium flashing speed in speed zones where the vehicle would not normally stop and remain flashing until there is an extended acceleration or extended time with no pressure on the brake pedal and wherein if a rapid deceleration is detected, a maximum flashing of the secondary brake lamps occurs, and remains until there is extended acceleration or an extended time with no pressure on the brake is detected.