Highway Traffic Safety Program

Mission Statement

The Greater Birmingham Highway Traffic Safety program serves the largest population base in Alabama including Jefferson, Blount, St. Clair, Chilton, Shelby and Walker Counties. It is one of nine regional traffic safety programs funded through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The Highway traffic Safety Program works to develop and implement traffic safety enforcement and education strategies to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities in the region. By working with enforcement agencies and the general public to ensure safer roadways, we increase the quality of life for the citizens of our jurisdiction and the state of Alabama as a whole.

Alcohol Education / Alcohol And Youth

The Greater Birmingham Highway Safety Program is offering a federally funded alcohol education program to schools in Jefferson, Walker, St. Clair, Shelby, Chilton and Blount counties. Our goal is to reduce injuries and fatalities related to motor vehicle crashes. Various education strategies will be employed to improve student awareness and knowledge of the role that alcohol /drugs play in car crashes and their devastating effects on society, our bodies and brains.

Operation Lifesaver

The GBHSP also offers a presentation on train safety for students and our community. Approximately every two hours, a collision occurs between a train and another vehicle or a train and a pedestrian. Most of the crashes happen within 25 miles of home. We have a video especially for teens and a very visual presentation depicting the dangers involved when trains and people get too close

The time required for either presentation is just one class period or an hour. These informational programs are offered free of charge through a federally funded grant to increase awareness of safety issues and to decrease injuries and deaths on our railways and highways.

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