Month: October 2017

Safe on the way to school

To safety: 50 girls and boys of the first two classes of the primary school with their new safety vest. The picture shows the primary schoolchildren with headmaster Stephanie Bachmann (in the foreground) as well as in the background (from the left) Teacher Sonja Riedel, Klaus Ulbricht, Ronny(ADAC), police superintendent Volker, Mayor Mathias, Barbara and teacher Lena.

 

The motto of the action of the ADAC Niedersachsen / Sachsen Anal, the police and the Post DHL, which yesterday equipped the two first classes of the primary school with 50 safety vestures, is “quite bright”. Nationwide 70,000 first-graders receive the safety vestiges, with nationwide 750,000.

 

Embedded in a nice entertainment program with singing, designed by the first and second classes of the school, the transfer took place. “In dusk or in the dark, children with yellow, reflective vests are visible from about 140 meters away.” Stephanie Bachmann welcomed the ADAC staff member Barbara, the “Yellow Angel” from the ADAC staff service Ronny, Mayor Mathias, Klaus Ulbricht of the Menden and police officer Volker Grebe, the contact person for all schools and kindergartens in the old district of Menden.

 

Volker Grebe appealed to the children to wear the safety vest not only on the way to school, but also outdoors during their free time. “The West does not just look cool, they also protect you,” he said. The bright yellow, reflective vests with hood and the traffic detectives Felix and Frieda on their backs make children especially visible in the dark season on the way to school and in the leisure time. Road users can recognize children early with a safety vest and react in time.

 

“At dusk or in the dark, children with the yellow, reflective vests are visible from about 140 meters away,” explained Barbara. As a comparison she called darkly dressed children, which can be seen only from 25 meters. Together with Tristan from the second class and Mathias Eiders, Grebe made a flashlight experiment in which he impressively illustrated how to see with and without a vest.

ADAC staff member Barbara also mentioned a competition where the children who wear the high visibility vest can participate and win 500 Euros for the class.

 

Transport education: Safe on the road

Under the motto “Children do not have brakes”, the traffic safety advisors and district officers of the conduct a traffic education campaign in all the kindergartens of the district of Coifed. Their target group is the children who move to primary school after the summer holidays.

 

The action took place in the Von-Galen-Kita. Traffic safety adviser Ralf Desman sat down among the girls and boys in the chair circle. The police chief commissioner told the children that the police were a “friend and helper” for them. Ratchet, safety vest, handcuffs and other parts of the equipment more showed Ralf. The children were happily putting on police officers, although they were much too big for their heads.

 

In the coming weeks, Ralf Desman will return to the Von-Galen kindergarten to train the right behavior in road traffic with the future first years. “Children have no brakes, they can be easily distracted, and they are not small adults either,” explained Ralf Desman. “Both this realization and the fact that humans have not developed an innate instinct for traffic hazards makes the unconditional necessity of intensive traffic education work clear.” It is important that parents also strive to ensure the safety of children in road traffic.

 

“Since practical exercises with the children on the road are not to be replaced by any teaching methods, the local district officers of the police will conduct practical exercises with the children on the street during the second visit together with the teachers,” explained the traffic safety adviser.

 

For all parents an information event on “Child as a pedestrian and rider” as well as “Child as a cyclist” is offered. “The closer the police, the educators and the parents work together, the greater the hope that the children will be able to move safely on the streets with wear reflective vest in the future,” says Ralf.

 

A million security vests for schoolchildren

The Action Safety vest is going to the next round with the beginning of the new school year. For the fourth time already, the action partners – ensure a total of 770,000 safety vests free of charge Schoolchildren.

 

The bright yellow vests make a significant contribution to improving the safety of small traffic, especially at the beginning of the darker season. Since the beginning of the campaign in 2010, more than three million ABCs have already been issued.

 

Peter Meyer, ADAC President: “Children are the weakest participants in road traffic. To protect them better is the primary intention of the action security vests that we launched three years ago. It is a great success for our joint initiative that almost every German elementary school provides their first years at the beginning of the school year to the yellow vest. ”

 

Jorgen Geddes, CEO Deutsche Post DHL: “The issue of road safety is a key issue for Swiss Post as the largest civilian fleet operator. Here, together with strong, credible partners, we want to set a clear signal. ”

Dr. Christina Fating, 1st chairperson of the charity organization “A heart for children:” When Axel Springer heard on the radio in 1978 that every year 1,500 children died in road traffic, he called ‘A heart for children’. We are delighted to be able to make a significant contribution to the safety vest that today much fewer children are involved in traffic accidents. ”

 

Matthias Weismann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry: “Children are particularly vulnerable to road traffic; they need special attention to traffic safety. This is why the automotive industry is supporting the safety challenge for schoolchildren. “The high numbers of accidents are still alarming. In 2012, 29 321 children under 15 died in road traffic, 73 of them died. Among the primary school students between six and ten years, the numbers are similarly alarming. 7 817 children were involved in accidents last year, 20 of them fatal.

 

 

Success model for a safe school path

A total of twelve children arrive at the four stops this morning – even a special stop sign was set up for this. Mother Timken reports: “Every family is one or two times a week to accompany the children. Every child wears a safety vest and has a ticket which is tapped at the destination. ”

 

The head of the Mariachi, Andreas, regards the parents ‘initiative as a good thing: “This clever idea guides the children to cope with their own path of schooling.” He could also understand parents’ cares well. Fearer would always make it difficult for the children to come safely across the street and there was really a lot of traffic. “It is best to have the parents do the right behavior with their children on other occasions with their children and to discuss dangerous situations, wear reflective clothing will be helpful” recommends Sobering. As a challenge for the children, Mother Julia also sees the long way to school: “But the bus on legs is a huge relief for us parents, especially when you have several children.” In the morning, two adults always accompany the bus “the kids are great.”

 

Nevertheless, such a large “vehicle” has to master bottlenecks. Timken reports: “As a bus, we can barely overtake, and similarly, other students and drivers sometimes feel more of an obstacle.” And so all participants in reflective vest are asked to ask other passengers: Always keep enough distance and pass as slowly as possible along the bus.

 

A safety briefing and a safety vest for visitors

Daimler is once again providing insights into its project testing center. The public showed great interest last year. Visitors wear reflective vest can visit the site of the future Daimler test and technology center from a viewing platform during the course of construction site tours. The first guided tour took place at the end of April 2016 for the members of the municipal council and the local councilors.

 

The first guided tours on the largest earthworks site in Europe have already been announced for the spring. On the grounds of the former military training center, the realization of the Daimler Test and Technology Center is making rapid progress and the visitors are coming back soon can already see much more of the test areas and test tracks than they did last year. However, the response to the offerings of the construction sites was already great from the beginning. Between May and October 2016, visitors in yellow vest were invited to take a tour of the Daimler site.

 

Interest is very big: Soon after Daimler had begun work on the 200 million euro project in the autumn of 2014, the desire was made to give the public an insight into the unique construction measures. The Automaker finally announced that he would set up a glass construction site. At the end of April 2016, the municipal councils of Giessen were able to look around the site at the construction site. On Sunday, 8 May, the general guided tours began. The response to the specially set up registration portal was great.

 

Still no start date 2017: After the end of the current winter break the construction site will be continued in the spring. “An appointment for the first tour has not yet been finalized, but it will soon be,” said Daimler press officer Oliver at the request of the SOUTH CURIER. First of all, various votes were needed. There you have to register via the online tool. Reservations are valid only after confirmation.

 

The program of guided tours: Due to ongoing construction site operations, the guided tours can only take place on Sundays. As soon as the rides start again, there are three, each 90-minute guided tours for up to 30 participants each Sunday. Start times are at 10 am, 1 pm or 3.30 pm. starting point is the Daimler (former soldier’s home). At the beginning of the guided tours, there is a short introductory presentation to give the participants some important information about the test and technology center. Afterwards visitors receive a safety briefing and a safety vest. You will then be driven to a viewing platform with a touring bus. During the journey and on the platform, visitors receive first-hand detailed information about the Daimler AG project. This task is carried out by a so-called guide.

 

ADAC equips primary school pupils with reflective vests

The first years of Larder were happy with Birgit Wilber, Cordial Lindeman, Margareta Busch, Gondi and Christian Wenzel over the reflective vest. The school path can be dangerous. Every year, especially in the “dark season”, many children under the age of 15 are killed in traffic.

 

“Therefore, children on the way to school should wear reflective clothing, such as a safety vest,” explained Margareta Busch of the Motorsport Club (MSC) Barnstorm in the ADAC Weser-Ems and handed over the West to the first years.

 

The aim of the ADAC is to drastically reduce the number of children involved in road traffic accidents. “Be seen arrives. Through the reflective material of the safety vest ages children in the dark are well seen from 140 meters away, “Busch made clear. With normal light clothes, this distance is reduced to 40 meters; children with dark clothes are even perceived from 25 meters away. The ADAC Foundation “Geber Engel” has already carried out the campaign several times. Ledford’s first graders have been equipped with the free safety vest for seven years each year.

 

The key to success, however, is the fact that the children would also wear safety vests. Teachers and parents should pay attention to the fact that the children wear the West daily.

 

Ledford’s preschoolers promised school principal Beaten Gondi, as well as the class teachers Cordial Lindeman and Christian Wenzel, as well as Birgit Wilber, as head of the school nursery school, to think about the well-visible yellow outfit every day.

At the same time the Brocken first-graders received the safety vest from their class teacher Ursula Meyer.

 

 

 

 

ADAC hands over safety tests to Linzer

First-year students will soon be back in the dark in the autumn and often master their own path for the first time. It is not only the school path that has to be a routine. Also wearing a safety vest for better visibility should become a matter of course.

 

Therefore, it is “quite bright” when the first-graders regularly wear the safety jerseys of the ADAC “Geber Engel” Foundation on their way to school or in their spare time. Children often cannot correctly estimate road hazards, as their physical size lacks an overview. Similarly, the directional hearing is not pronounced and the field of view is restricted. Thus the approaching traffic “from the eye angle” cannot always be recognized.

 

60 first graders, the mayor Elementary School in Linz got bright eyes, as they Chief Operating Officer of ADAC Middle Rhine, Rudi Speech, head of Herbert Fuss, first Assistant Secretary Thomas Balsas, Bernd Dietrich by Deutsche Post AG and road safety officer of the police station Linz, Nadine, the striking West as well as small further gifts. Rudi Speech appealed especially to the parents to make their children more visible: “bright and reflective clothing, like our safety vest, contributes to this.”

 

The accident rates with children are still very high. In 2015 alone, 28,235 children under the age of 15 were killed in traffic, 84 of them died. In children between six and nine years, 7,671 children were involved in an accident, 20 were killed. Common causes: the kids are just too late. Particularly endangered here are the newcomers, who still have no or only a few experiences as traffic participants, first have to get to know their school path.

 

Rudi also made this clear in his speech. “We hope that our action will result in fewer accidents, because the ADAC is particularly important to our children. And the best protection is to be seen well. “However, it was important that Speech said emphatically to the children,” that you are always careful with reflective Vest “. In total, the ADAC will distribute 22,233 safety vests to the youngest of the 615 primary schools this fall.