Overview

• Approximately 7,000 officers are deployed at around 2,180 checkpoints across Germany to enforce child road safety measures today.
• Niedersachsen has committed 460 officers from 7 a.m. with emphasis on urban traffic controls and preventive education.
• Police in Bremen have set up speed monitoring in front of schools and plan guided patrols with first and second graders in Bremerhaven.
• Interior Minister Daniela Behrens stressed that attentive, rule-abiding adults serve as vital role models for young road users.
• Traffic data show six children aged 5–14 died in Niedersachsen accidents in 2024, down from ten fatalities the previous year.