“The number of accidents in road traffic has changed in recent years rather bad,” said Tania Novelistic, the police officer of the Tupperware police. If you take a closer look at the development of accidents, you realize that there were about 420 more accidents in Schneider in 2017 than in the previous year, that is almost 11 percent.
Most accidents happened due to wrong behavior when turning or turning. Especially by the beginning of the dark season, the risk of an accident in addition. “Bright and reflective clothing, if possible with reflective tapes,” recommends Tania Novelistic pedestrians, so they are better seen in the dark and possibly even in the rain on the road.
The head of the Traffic Directorate also has important advice for motorists: “In this weather, you should always adapt your driving style to the road conditions in order to avoid accidents.” Especially autumn and winter are characterized by early and long darkness. Frequently, rain or even snowfall worsens visibility and sometimes makes the road a slippery rink at low temperatures.
In this time, vehicle safety is of particular importance, according to Novelistic. Functioning lighting, good winter tires with sufficient profile and especially from the inside and outside cleaned windows are urgently needed.
There are special awareness-raising activities at elementary schools
Especially the children are in the eyes of the police. So every year the Schneider police make the action “Can you see me?” In elementary schools. In the process, the children put on reflective clothing with reflective fabric, wear additional reflectors, and stand in the morning, when it’s still dark, at the side of the road to test whether the other road users see them. So even the little ones learn very early on what is important in the traffic.
Unfortunately, there are always people who are drunk or drugged. Alone this year, we have had 100 cases without accidents until August, where alcohol and drugs played a role. “It is irresponsible,” says Tania Novelistic, “how carelessly some people take to the wheel, even though they are not allowed to drive anymore. This puts other people and yourself in the greatest danger! ”
The traffic safety work of the police has changed in recent years. “Trucks and cars are nowadays more and more moving computers with an incredible amount of technology,” explains the senior counselor. So the police would also have to learn to understand this technique, so they can take the correct measures, for example, in traffic accidents to secure the evidence.