A method for selecting and suppressing a local vehicle including vehicle-to-vehicle communication, comprising: transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from a host vehicle to local vehicles to obtain a location and a direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area; selecting a local vehicle as a selected vehicle to be suppressed; and suppressing the selected vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communication from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle, wherein the obtaining of a location and a direction of movement of local vehicles within a local area is performed by: transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from the host vehicle to local vehicles to request location and direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area, receiving vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from local vehicles within a local area, the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals each including a vehicle identifier for identifying a local vehicle and a location positioning signal for the location and the direction of movement of a local vehicle, wherein the selecting of the selected vehicle to be suppressed includes: processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying local vehicles, and displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display according to the location and the direction of movement, and receiving an input selecting a replying local vehicle as the selected vehicle, and the method characterised in that the suppressing of the selected vehicle includes: transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle, and outputting at least one from a group consisting of a voice command from a loudspeaker unit and a visual command provided on a display of the selected vehicle in response to the vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal. transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from a host vehicle to local vehicles to obtain a location and a direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area; selecting a local vehicle as a selected vehicle to be suppressed; and suppressing the selected vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communication from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle, wherein the obtaining of a location and a direction of movement of local vehicles within a local area is performed by: transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from the host vehicle to local vehicles to request location and direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area, receiving vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from local vehicles within a local area, the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals each including a vehicle identifier for identifying a local vehicle and a location positioning signal for the location and the direction of movement of a local vehicle, wherein the selecting of the selected vehicle to be suppressed includes: processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying local vehicles, and displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display according to the location and the direction of movement, and receiving an input selecting a replying local vehicle as the selected vehicle, and the method characterised in that the suppressing of the selected vehicle includes: transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle, and outputting at least one from a group consisting of a voice command from a loudspeaker unit and a visual command provided on a display of the selected vehicle in response to the vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal. transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from the host vehicle to local vehicles to request location and direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area, receiving vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from local vehicles within a local area, the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals each including a vehicle identifier for identifying a local vehicle and a location positioning signal for the location and the direction of movement of a local vehicle, wherein the selecting of the selected vehicle to be suppressed includes: processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying local vehicles, and displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display according to the location and the direction of movement, and processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying local vehicles, and displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display according to the location and the direction of movement, and receiving an input selecting a replying local vehicle as the selected vehicle, and the method characterised in that the suppressing of the selected vehicle includes: transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle, and outputting at least one from a group consisting of a voice command from a loudspeaker unit and a visual command provided on a display of the selected vehicle in response to the vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal. transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle, and outputting at least one from a group consisting of a voice command from a loudspeaker unit and a visual command provided on a display of the selected vehicle in response to the vehicle-to-vehicle warning signal.