Scott Erwin
(256) 883-3724
Mission of Safety City
To educate, facilitate, and coordinate bicycle,
pedestrian, traffic, fire, and child passenger safety to children and
adults in the Huntsville community.
Each year thousands of children across America are
injured in traffic related accidents. Many of these accidents are due to
the children's lack of knowledge of what is required of them in a
traffic environment. In order to reduce the number of injuries the City
of Huntsville
in cooperation with the 3 school systems located in
Madison County have developed and continue to provide ongoing support to
the nationally acclaimed Safety City program. The Safety City program
was developed for elementary age school children, primarily those in
K-5th grade. Safety City specifically provides K and third grade
students a safe environment for applying the lessons of bicycle,
pedestrian, child passenger, and general traffic safety that they have
learned in the classroom. Safety City is a child sized city of
buildings, streets, crosswalks, working traffic lights, sidewalks and a
fire safety house that provides a simulated experience of how to escape
a smoke filled building.
Highway Safety Office
The Huntsville Office of Highway Safety coordinates
public awareness, information and education programs aimed at reducing
the number of traffic related death and injuries in the local area. 
The
office also serves as a Traffic Safety Resource Center for the citizens
of Huntsville. The office is funded in part through a grant from the
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). Business
hours are 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Please call
(256)883-3724 for telephone inquiries.
Programs
Summer Preschool Program-Safety City
Instructors go to preschools in the Huntsville and surrounding areas
during June and July and present approximately a 30 min. program to 4
and 5 year olds.
3rd Grade Program-3rd students from all city
and county schools come 1 time in the 3rd grade and learn traffic, bike,
pedestrian, bus, and fire safety.
Kindergarten Program-During January and
February our instructors go to the schools to present approximately a 30
min. program to kindergarteners about seatbelt safety.
Fire Safety Program-Our fire safety program
lasts approximately 30 minutes and is conducted on site. The children
then practice the rules of fire safety by going inside our "smoke house"
and escaping.
Bicycle Safety Program-This is a 30 min.
program held on site at Safety City where children come by schedule
groups only and watch a short film and we go over bicycle safety rules
and then the children actually get to ride bikes and practice on hand.
We DO NOT teach children to ride bikes, they must know how to hold the
bike up on their own, however we do teach them the safe riding
rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Safety City? Safety City
coordinates various public awareness and information education programs
aimed at reducing the number of traffic related death and injuries in
the local area. This office serves as the headquarters for the
Huntsville Office of Highway Safety and as a resource center for
citizens of Huntsville.
2. Where are you located? 2221 Drake Avenue,
Huntsville, AL 35805 Phone number (256)883-3724.
3. What are your hours of operation? Business
hours are 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
4. How much does it cost to participate in Safety
City activities? There is NO cost for Safety City!
5. What exactly do you teach children at Safety
City? We teach Traffic, Bike, Pedestrian, Bus, and Fire Safety.
6. What age does a child need to be to participate
in Safety City programs? During the school year, Safety City offers
a program geared towards 3rd grade students to come to Safety City.
During the colder months, we like to call "off-season" we go to City and
surrounding counties to do programs for Kindergarteners.
7. What other services does Safety City offer?
Child Safety checks are conducted in the afternoon by appointment. In
addition, we host an information and referral resource center for
traffic safety.
