The 9th Annual Williamson County Traffic Safety Event will be held on March 21, 22, 23, & 24. A different group of schools attends each day.
The 5th Annual Williamson County Traffic Safety Event will be held on March 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2013. This event is designed to supplement and reinforce classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction for Driver’s Education students. This event uses presentations and active participation to deliver important safe-driving information to the students. Our event is sponsored by local businesses and corpor
03/06/2019
What texting and driving can really cost you A Heartland father shares the painful story of his daughter dying in a car accident while texting. Now, he's doing his part to convince other young people in Illinois why they need to put it down.
03/06/2019
Totaled truck shows reality of texting and driving WSIL -- More than 1,500 students will visit the Pavilion in Marion this week for Traffic Safety Days.
03/23/2018
The newest addition to Williamson County Traffic Safety Days is an augmented reality distracted driving education simulator where students can safely experience how texting effects their driving. Spoiler alert: it’s not good! Big thanks to State Farm for supporting this addition. We are proud to be the first event in Illinois to offer this!
03/23/2018
The 10th Annual Williamson County Traffic Safety Days has come to a close with students from Gallatin Co, Carrier Mills-Stonefort, Vienna, Galatia, Harrisburg, Pope Co, AGAPE, Johnston City, and Anna-Jonesboro. Not only did we cover the dangers of distracted driving or driving impaired this week, but we also brought awareness to things we see on our daily drives like motorcycles, trains, and construction zones.
03/22/2018
The students from Herrin, Murphysboro, TRICO, Zeigler-Royalton, Cobden, Benton, and Goreville had a great day experiencing the things they have learned in drivers ed first hand! Thanks to Thomason Express, Black Diamond Harley-Davison, and Ike Honda for teaming up to be able to show the students the importance of knowing your blind spots and sharing the road.
03/21/2018
Big thank you to our friends at State Farm for serving up another great lunch today!
Wearing a seatbelt may seem like a small meaningless task when getting into a vehicle but this roll over simulator shows the students exactly what would happen if they were involved in an accident without their seatbelt.
03/21/2018
What an amazing and successful second day it was! We seen students from Christopher, Murphysboro, Eldorado, Sesser Valier, DuQuoin, Hamilton Co, and Carterville! The students were able to experience everything from driving impaired to what would happen if they fail to wear their seat belt.
03/20/2018
Thankful for our first lunch crew of the week!
Drinking and driving is no joke, so we like to give the students the full experience!
03/20/2018
We have had a fantastic 1st day of the 10th Annual Williamson County Traffic Safety Days! We seen students today from Pinckneyville, Thompsonville, Waltonville, Crab Orchard, West Frankfort, Elverado, Echo, Dongola, and Marion!