Seeing and being seen is vital to our roads. After all, 205 children died in road traffic in Remscheid, Solingen, and Wuppertal last year, 91 of them as pedestrians, 17 children as cyclists and 97 as passengers.
The evaluation of all children’s accidents also shows that children are often overtaxed in road traffic: obstructions, parking vehicles, and sudden lane entry create dangerous situations. Speeds and distances of vehicles are often not properly assessed by children. At the same time, there is always an increased risk of being overlooked by children on the road, especially in the dark season!
From Monday, 19.11.2018, until Friday, 23.11.2018, children of different kindergartens and elementary schools will be standing at the roadside in front of their facilities again and passing motorists will ask: Do you see me?
With the onset of the dark season, light and reflective clothing with reflective tapes are particularly important. Therefore, the children wear reflective vests, hold self-made posters and attract attention to a variety of other actions.
The aim of the road safety actions in Wuppertal, Remscheid, and Solingen is to sensitize the children and parents, but above all also the drivers and to inform about dangers for children and abilities of children on the road.