A method for operating an excursion prevention system having an electronic control unit in electrical communication with a vehicle speed sensor, a transmission sensor, an accelerator sensor, and a brake sensor, the method comprising: transmitting a speed signal from the vehicle speed sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the speed signal is indicative of a speed of a vehicle; transmitting a transmission signal from the transmission sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the transmission signal is indicative of a status of a transmission of the vehicle; transmitting an accelerator pedal signal from the accelerator sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the accelerator pedal signal is indicative of an application of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle; transmitting a brake pedal signal from the brake sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the brake pedal signal is indicative of an application of a brake pedal of the vehicle; the method characterized by executing a machine readable control logic with the electronic control unit to determine that an excursion condition is present when the speed of the vehicle is zero, the transmission of the vehicle is in a drive gear, the accelerator pedal of the vehicle is unapplied; and the brake pedal of the vehicle is unapplied; and transmitting an alert signal from the electronic control unit when the excursion condition is present, wherein the machine readable control logic is executed with the electronic control unit to initiate a delay time interval when the speed of the vehicle is zero and when the transmission of the vehicle is in a drive gear, and wherein the excursion condition is present when: the speed of the vehicle is zero after the delay time interval has elapsed; the transmission of the vehicle is in the drive gear after the delay time interval has elapsed; the accelerator pedal is unapplied after the delay time interval has elapsed; and the brake pedal is unapplied after the delay time interval has elapsed. transmitting a speed signal from the vehicle speed sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the speed signal is indicative of a speed of a vehicle; transmitting a transmission signal from the transmission sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the transmission signal is indicative of a status of a transmission of the vehicle; transmitting an accelerator pedal signal from the accelerator sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the accelerator pedal signal is indicative of an application of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle; transmitting a brake pedal signal from the brake sensor to the electronic control unit, wherein the brake pedal signal is indicative of an application of a brake pedal of the vehicle; the method characterized by executing a machine readable control logic with the electronic control unit to determine that an excursion condition is present when the speed of the vehicle is zero, the transmission of the vehicle is in a drive gear, the accelerator pedal of the vehicle is unapplied; and the brake pedal of the vehicle is unapplied; and transmitting an alert signal from the electronic control unit when the excursion condition is present, wherein the machine readable control logic is executed with the electronic control unit to initiate a delay time interval when the speed of the vehicle is zero and when the transmission of the vehicle is in a drive gear, and wherein the excursion condition is present when: the speed of the vehicle is zero after the delay time interval has elapsed; the transmission of the vehicle is in the drive gear after the delay time interval has elapsed; the accelerator pedal is unapplied after the delay time interval has elapsed; and the brake pedal is unapplied after the delay time interval has elapsed. the speed of the vehicle is zero after the delay time interval has elapsed; the transmission of the vehicle is in the drive gear after the delay time interval has elapsed; the accelerator pedal is unapplied after the delay time interval has elapsed; and the brake pedal is unapplied after the delay time interval has elapsed.