To make the schooling for children safer, the ADAC has set its sights on the flag. Children are particularly dangerous in road traffic, because they are often recognized by drivers as late. Reason enough for the ADAC to equip the youngest traffic users with reflective safety vests. The 44 first-graders of the Hardener Montessori received free warnings for all about 750,000 school-leavers in Germany yesterday.
After the headmaster Martina Flore had thanked the representatives of the sponsors for their traffic safety management, Heinz, Managing Director of ADAC, Wolf-Otto Birgit (ADAC OWL) and “Yellow Angel” Robin the first i-male their safety vest. Until the beginning of the autumn holidays, the West is to be handed over to all other first years of the participating 16,000 schools throughout Germany.
The ADAC’s representatives made it clear that the high incidents of young traffic were still alarming. According to this, 28,235 children were injured in road traffic in Germany in the past year, 84 children fewer than 15 died, 20 of them in primary school. “Children still do not have a proper overview and recognize risks often too late,” Sasses urges and appeals to the parents to make their offspring visible. “A bright, reflective clothing like our safety vest helps to protect children better.”
The campaign goes into the seventh edition this year. Since the beginning, some 5.3 million security vests have been distributed free of charge to first-graders. “Children are much more likely to be injured in autumn than in summer”, says Whitecap. “With the safety vest, girls and boys are perceived much earlier. This is why the West should be worn not only on the way to school, but also during leisure time. ”
In the district of Minden-Lubbock there are 64 schools with 3110 first years. In OWL a total of 372 schools with 19,910 school beginners participate in this action. In order to improve the traffic safety of schoolchildren, parents with their offspring should practice the school route. “Very important: always go on the road, where the cars meet,” concluded in the end with all on the way. District police superintendent Fried helm Rotec warned: “Always take good care in road traffic and always wear the safety reflective vest!” Afterwards the girls and boys were allowed to take a look at the ADAC vehicle “Yellow Angel”.