The start of the new school year requires special attention from all road users. With the kick-off event at the beginning of the school year “Safe to School – Safe Home” in the Wittelsbacher Land, organized by the Roundabout and supported by the Theresa elementary school Friedberg and designed with a great supporting program, all responsible persons made an important contribution to the road safety.
School, district administrator, mayor, police, school board, traffic guard, ADAC, parents and savings bank appealed to the special caution, to the protective measures of the children and in particular the motorists were called to the special caution, so the general tenor “the safety of the pupils and students are all dear to our hearts! “. Rector Elisabeth Kern emphasized in her welcome address that this commitment is particularly important and necessary.
The importance of the safe way to school Klaus Metzger and Mayor Roland Eichmann, who is still desperately looking for traffic helpers for Friedberg, and also police councilor Ralf Burley from the police headquarters Schwab Nord, because in the first half of 2018 there were more school-leaving accidents in which four children were killed. The school choir enthused in between time and again with his song contributions. After school director Ingrid Hillenbrand welcomed almost 100 first-graders, the schoolchildren were given the protection vests by the guests of honor, which the ADAC Foundation provided.
KVW chairman Helmut Beck also appealed to the parents that the ADAC safety vest can only have its protective effect if worn by the children. Wolfgang Pretzel, managing director of the community campaign “Safe to School – Safe Home” thanked EPHK Hubert Schroder from the Ministry of Interior for the organized activities, which represents an important step towards more road safety on the way to school.
He also emphasized that no serious traffic accident had to be registered on the crossings and intersections with traffic helpers. In the end, there was a common appeal to all motorists “Always be careful, focused and take special care of the little schoolchildren!”