Everyone is welcome who wants to learn safe driving skills, avoid future tickets, lower their insurance rates, and avoid costly accidents. Mississippi Safety Services is the Mississippi provider of National Safety Council driver safety courses. They have won frequent awards from the Council since 1986, especially Best Performance and Trend Setter Awards. The MSS Lead Instructor is a Certified Safety Professional and Safety Engineer who has edited two editions of the Council's Motor Fleet Safety Manual. The MSS Executive Director is a leading traffic safety advocate in Mississippi, recognized in 2012 by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for its statewide award. She has served as Chairman and in other leadership postitions for both the Mississippi Association of Highway Safety Leaders and the National Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders. Mississippi Safety Services conducts many community service programs in safety, aimed at the prevention of brain and spinal cord injury. Ollie Otter, a life-sized mascot, visits early elementary students and the lap puppet BuckleBear teaches preschool children. Instructors for Defensive Driving Courses are from the fields of law enforcement, education and training. Everyone on staff follows the agency mission: Dedicated to Saving Lives.