Overview

• Police ran intensified roadside controls across the state from 16 to 19 September to enforce seatbelt and child-restraint rules tied to the start of school.
• Statewide results show seatbelt offenses rose to 1,048 from 858 year on year, while child-restraint violations fell to 411 from 453.
• The Oberbayern Süd police region recorded 195 seatbelt and 70 child-restraint cases, led by Rosenheim (55) and Traunstein (48) for seatbelt breaches and Garmisch-Partenkirchen for child restraints (19).
• In Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau, officers logged 20 seatbelt violations and 12 child-restraint cases, placing the county in the regional middle of the pack.
• Authorities coupled sanctions with prevention efforts such as information stands and small rewards for compliant drivers, as Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann renewed warnings about the life-saving importance of proper restraint.