In deviation prevention support ECU 10 in driving operation support system
1, an applied torque by steering torque applier 17 is set based on a
vehicle speed of a vehicle. The applied torque is set to increase with
increase of the vehicle speed. An upper limit according to the vehicle
speed is set for this applied torque. Furthermore, in a Start interval in
application of the applied torque, a rate of increasing to reach a
maximum is determined according to the maximum of the applied torque. In
a close interval, the applied torque is decreased at a rate different
from that in the Start interval, and the absolute rate of increasing the
torque in the Start interval is set to be larger than the absolute rate
of decreasing the torque in the close interval.