Action day for traffic safety: accompany children safely to school!

Action day for traffic safety: accompany children safely to school!

Bremerhaven, Deutschland - Security in road traffic today, on June 3, 2025, has top priority in Bremen and Bremerhaven. An action day for traffic safety is all about school. At the nationwide campaign "Safe.Mobil.leben - Kinder anliche", the police are targeting Raser to draw attention to the dangers in road traffic. Over 28% of traffic accidents are due to too fast driving and too low distances, a fact that urgently signals action. Around 7,000 police officers are deployed to 2,180 checkpoints across Germany to carry out targeted speed controls, whereby schools in particular are increasingly in focus.

in Bremen and Bremerhaven are relying on the police and local police. Additional checkpoints are set up in front of schools to increase traffic safety. In addition, the authorities offer visual lessons and bicycle training to bring the risks in road traffic closer to young road users. A special Highlight is a doll's stage at the Mayor Smidt School, which conveys traffic rules in a child-friendly way.

child -friendly traffic formation

Traffic education is also very important at school. The first classes in particular are the focus of teaching events. In the first school year, particular focus is on the way to school and the participation of traffic on foot and as a passenger. According to the Verkehrswacht-Medien-Service, children in school take over the role of pedestrians and passengers and have to learn how to move safely in traffic. Age -appropriate teaching materials are available for this, which not only convey theoretical knowledge, but are also used in a very practical way on the school paths.

The DGUV emphasizes that many children cope with the way to school alone as their first longer path. It is therefore important to clarify them early on the dangers in traffic. As part of traffic education, knowledge of road traffic, traffic signs and the importance of colors such as red and green are conveyed, for example. The heart of teaching is also social skills such as communication with other road users and awareness of their own behavior.

cooperation for more security

An exciting cooperation has emerged in Bremerhaven, where the police, together with the state transport guard, the ADAC, the magistrate and the Ice Hockey Club Fischtown Penguins, implement measures for traffic safety. The Fritz Reuter School is particularly important, where the traffic watch explains the dead corner of a truck to the children and simulates dangerous situations using a bicycle simulator. This is not only instructive, but also an entertaining opportunity to experience safety in road traffic in a very practical way.