Method for controlling starting of an ego vehicle at a set of traffic lights for a driver assistance system, which method comprises the following steps: - receiving radio signals from a vehicle or a traffic sign, - identifying at least one set of traffic lights and a traffic light phase from the received radio signals, - determining a relevance of the traffic lights to the ego vehicle by capturing environmental objects using environmental capture means and determining the position or location of lanes and/or traffic signs with respect to the ego vehicle, and - identifying the driver's attentiveness, wherein, in the case of an inattentive driver, on the basis of the presence of at least one set of traffic lights relevant to the ego vehicle and the associated traffic light phase in the received radio signals, a signal for outputting a warning or for intervening in longitudinal control of the ego vehicle is output, and wherein the driver's attentiveness is determined on the basis of the driver's viewing direction, and the relevance of the traffic lights is determined on the basis of a likely route of the ego vehicle, and (a) the likely route is identified on the basis of an activated direction indicator (indicator) or a calculated route from a navigation device or a camera sensor system for detecting ground arrows in a lane, and a right-hand turn lane is identified on the basis of ground arrows in a lane using the camera system or using the navigation system and the warning signal is output when driving in this right-hand turn lane if the driver is not looking to the right before passing through the traffic lights, or (b) the likely route is assigned a traffic light position above, to the left or to the right of the road and the warning signal is output if the driver is not looking at the assigned traffic light position before passing through the traffic lights. - receiving radio signals from a vehicle or a traffic sign, - identifying at least one set of traffic lights and a traffic light phase from the received radio signals, - determining a relevance of the traffic lights to the ego vehicle by capturing environmental objects using environmental capture means and determining the position or location of lanes and/or traffic signs with respect to the ego vehicle, and - identifying the driver's attentiveness, wherein, in the case of an inattentive driver, on the basis of the presence of at least one set of traffic lights relevant to the ego vehicle and the associated traffic light phase in the received radio signals, a signal for outputting a warning or for intervening in longitudinal control of the ego vehicle is output, and wherein the driver's attentiveness is determined on the basis of the driver's viewing direction, and the relevance of the traffic lights is determined on the basis of a likely route of the ego vehicle, and (a) the likely route is identified on the basis of an activated direction indicator (indicator) or a calculated route from a navigation device or a camera sensor system for detecting ground arrows in a lane, and a right-hand turn lane is identified on the basis of ground arrows in a lane using the camera system or using the navigation system and the warning signal is output when driving in this right-hand turn lane if the driver is not looking to the right before passing through the traffic lights, or (b) the likely route is assigned a traffic light position above, to the left or to the right of the road and the warning signal is output if the driver is not looking at the assigned traffic light position before passing through the traffic lights. (a) the likely route is identified on the basis of an activated direction indicator (indicator) or a calculated route from a navigation device or a camera sensor system for detecting ground arrows in a lane, and a right-hand turn lane is identified on the basis of ground arrows in a lane using the camera system or using the navigation system and the warning signal is output when driving in this right-hand turn lane if the driver is not looking to the right before passing through the traffic lights, or (b) the likely route is assigned a traffic light position above, to the left or to the right of the road and the warning signal is output if the driver is not looking at the assigned traffic light position before passing through the traffic lights.