A real time vehicle safety alert system for monitoring and alerting of hazards proximate a traveling vehicle includes an alert module in data communication with a processor and memory. The alert module may be positioned in a vehicle and in data communication with the vehicle's computer. A global position system is in communication with the processor for determining a current global position associated with the alert module. A receiver is in data communication with the processor and configured to receive alert signals from remote sources. The processor causes the receiver to receive an alert signal and to determine the type of emergency and a global position associated with the received signal. If the alert signal is within a predetermined distance of the position of the alert module, an associated alert message is published to the alert module. If the vehicle computer senses an emergency, a transmitter transmits an alert message.