Provided is a safe-zone seeking driving assistance device (3) that enables safe-zone seeking driving to an appropriate safe zone location. In the safe-zone seeking driving assistance device, a driver assessment unit (7) assesses whether the driver of a vehicle is capable of driving normally. If the driver assessment unit determines that the driver is incapable of driving normally, a notification unit (9) notifies, regarding vehicle position information, a center (5) that has the function of determining a safe zone location on the basis of the position information and the function of transmitting the safe zone location. A reception unit (11) receives the safe zone location transmitted by the center. A safe-zone seeking driving execution unit (13) executes safe-zone seeking driving to the safe zone location received by the reception unit.
