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Police flash in front of schools: Over 70 traffic offenders caught!
On June 3, 2025, police in Cologne and Leverkusen controlled traffic around schools to ensure the safety of children.
Police flash in front of schools: Over 70 traffic offenders caught!
The nationwide campaign “safe.mobil.life – children in view” took place in Cologne and Leverkusen on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, which specifically focused on the safety of school routes. The police used the opportunity to control the behavior of drivers around schools and daycare centers. [rheinische-anzeigenblaetter] reports that over 70 traffic accidents were registered in Cologne within a few hours. The officials particularly focused on school and daycare zones.
The checks produced alarming results: 18 drivers drove faster than permitted, while nine others were caught driving with their cell phones to their ears. In addition, seven drivers were not up to speed when turning. In Leverkusen-Schlebusch, the radar devices on Carl-Carstens-Ring flash around 700 times - a clear indication that not every driver takes the traffic rules seriously.
Focus on school traffic education
A central goal of this initiative is traffic education, which is already being promoted in schools. According to [kmk.org], schools take on an important educational and upbringing task in order to sensitize students to safe behavior in road traffic. The 2012 recommendations extend the 1972 principles and offer important approaches for promoting independent mobility for children.
Experts emphasize that effective traffic education cannot only be taught theoretically. This means that students should gain practical experience. The traffic safety advisors from the Berthold Otto School recently helped elementary school students cross a zebra crossing safely. The children were able to immediately apply this newly acquired knowledge in practice, accompanied by police officers who set a good example for them.
The role of road safety
As [dguv.de] emphasizes, mobility and traffic education is a task for society as a whole that requires strong cooperation between schools, the police, parents and other partners. Especially in transition phases, such as when moving from daycare to school, it is particularly important to make children aware of the dangers in traffic.
The various actors are increasingly working on developing appropriate measures to promote road safety. The heterogeneity of the learning groups is taken into account, as is the need for individual support. The approach is not only the order of the day, but also an important contribution to a better transport culture in our society.
In summary, the campaign shows how important it is to take road safety around schools seriously and to actively support children in their understanding of the traffic situation. The results from Cologne and Leverkusen make it clear that there is still room for improvement to make the roads safer for our youngest road users.