Police flashed in front of schools: over 70 traffic offenders caught!

Police flashed in front of schools: over 70 traffic offenders caught!

in Cologne and Leverkusen took place on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the nationwide "Safe.Mobil.leben - Children in Blick" campaign, which was aimed specifically for the safety of school routes. The police took the opportunity to control the behavior of drivers around schools and daycare centers. [Rheinische adsblaetter] reports that over 70 traffic accidents were registered in Cologne within a few hours. In particular, the school and daycare zones were the focus of the officials.

The checks provided alarming results: 18 drivers drove faster than allowed, while nine more were caught on the ear while driving. In addition, seven handlebars were not up to date when turning. In Leverkusen-Schlebusch, the radar devices on the Carl-Carstens-Ring flash around 700 times-a clear indication that not every driver takes the traffic rules seriously.

school traffic education in focus

A central goal of this initiative is traffic education, which is already promoted in schools. According to [kmk.org], schools take on an important educational task in order to sensitize schoolchildren to safe behavior in road traffic. The recommendations from 2012 expand the principles of 1972 and offer important approaches to promote the independent mobility of children.

experts emphasize that effective traffic education can not only be conveyed theoretically. This means that students should gain practical experience. The traffic safety consultants of the Berthold Otto School recently supported the elementary school students to surely cross a crosswalk. The children were able to apply this newly learned knowledge in practice, accompanied by police officers who gave them a good example.

The role of traffic safety

as [dguv.de] emphasizes, mobility and traffic education is a task for society as a whole that requires a strong interaction of schools, police, parents and other partners. Especially in transition phases, for example when changing from the daycare center to school, it is particularly important to make children aware of the dangers in traffic.

The various actors are increasingly working on the development of appropriate measures to promote traffic safety. The heterogeneity of the learning groups is taken into account, as well as the need for individual support. The approach is not only a bid of the hour, but also an important contribution to a better traffic culture in our society.

summarized, the action shows how important it is to take traffic safety around schools seriously and actively support the children in their understanding of traffic situation. The results from Cologne and Leverkusen clarify that there is still room for improvement in order to make the streets safer for our youngest road users.