Overview

• In Kirchheim unter Teck, the road outside the Freihof school complex is closed to vehicles at start and end times today, with Interior Minister Thomas Strobl and Transport Minister Winfried Hermann attending the launch.
• Since August, municipalities in Baden-Württemberg have clear legal authority to introduce time-limited school streets or permanent school zones, and Ulm has operated a school street since 2023.
• The transport ministry reports 378 school-route crashes in the past year in the state, down from 423 in 2023, while an ADAC Stiftung survey finds about a quarter of primary pupils are mostly driven.
• Lower Saxony issued guidance in spring enabling school streets, with Braunschweig making a pilot at Grundschule Altmühlstraße permanent after positive feedback and regular police checks, and Lüneburg planning closures around the school day after the autumn break.
• Local opposition persists in places such as Wietze in Landkreis Celle over diverted traffic, with the trial there running until mid-2026 after the town offered alternative parking that saw limited uptake.