A safety system (12, 112) for a vehicle providing a road departure protection feature (14, 114) comprising: a camera (20, 120), mounted to the vehicle to provide a view of a driving direction of the vehicle; an electronic control unit connected (30, 130) to the camera (20, 120), wherein the electronic control unit (30, 130) includes instructions for: analyzing an image from the camera (20, 120) to recognize a roadway path by identifying a roadway edge; wherein analyzing an image from the camera (20, 120) to recognize a roadway path further comprises estimating a road surface roughness value; determining a predicted vehicle path; comparing the roadway path to the predicted vehicle path; and determining a vehicle road departure when the predicted vehicle path differs from the roadway path by a predetermined threshold; and determining at least one corrective action to return the vehicle path to the roadway path; and applying the at least one corrective action with at least an electronic stability control system (22, 122), wherein the electronic control unit (22, 122) further includes instructions for: determining the roadway path using at least one additional source for detecting a roadway path; wherein the at least one additional source comprises: inertial measuring units, wheel speed sensors, another camera, side-facing sensors, ultrasonic sensors, radar, LIDAR, TPMS, lane marking detection, and a lane departure warning system comparing the roadway path determined by the at least one additional source to the predicted vehicle path; and providing a secondary confirmation of roadway departure. a camera (20, 120), mounted to the vehicle to provide a view of a driving direction of the vehicle; an electronic control unit connected (30, 130) to the camera (20, 120), wherein the electronic control unit (30, 130) includes instructions for: analyzing an image from the camera (20, 120) to recognize a roadway path by identifying a roadway edge; wherein analyzing an image from the camera (20, 120) to recognize a roadway path further comprises estimating a road surface roughness value; determining a predicted vehicle path; comparing the roadway path to the predicted vehicle path; and determining a vehicle road departure when the predicted vehicle path differs from the roadway path by a predetermined threshold; and determining at least one corrective action to return the vehicle path to the roadway path; and applying the at least one corrective action with at least an electronic stability control system (22, 122), wherein the electronic control unit (22, 122) further includes instructions for: determining the roadway path using at least one additional source for detecting a roadway path; wherein the at least one additional source comprises: inertial measuring units, wheel speed sensors, another camera, side-facing sensors, ultrasonic sensors, radar, LIDAR, TPMS, lane marking detection, and a lane departure warning system comparing the roadway path determined by the at least one additional source to the predicted vehicle path; and providing a secondary confirmation of roadway departure. analyzing an image from the camera (20, 120) to recognize a roadway path by identifying a roadway edge; wherein analyzing an image from the camera (20, 120) to recognize a roadway path further comprises estimating a road surface roughness value; determining a predicted vehicle path; comparing the roadway path to the predicted vehicle path; and determining a vehicle road departure when the predicted vehicle path differs from the roadway path by a predetermined threshold; and determining at least one corrective action to return the vehicle path to the roadway path; and applying the at least one corrective action with at least an electronic stability control system (22, 122), wherein the electronic control unit (22, 122) further includes instructions for: determining the roadway path using at least one additional source for detecting a roadway path; wherein the at least one additional source comprises: inertial measuring units, wheel speed sensors, another camera, side-facing sensors, ultrasonic sensors, radar, LIDAR, TPMS, lane marking detection, and a lane departure warning system comparing the roadway path determined by the at least one additional source to the predicted vehicle path; and providing a secondary confirmation of roadway departure.