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North Rhine-Westphalia Launches School Road Safety Campaign With 'Thank You' and 'Reminder' Notes

Students will hand out personalized 'Thank You' or 'Reminder' notes to motorists to prompt safer driving around educational institutions.

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Overview

  • Accidents involving children on school routes fell by 537, or 2 percent, to 22,831 in 2024 compared to 2023, according to Unfallkasse NRW data.
  • The weeklong campaign kicked off on June 11 in Düsseldorf with School Minister Dorothee Feller opening the initiative at a local school complex.
  • Pupils will distribute handcrafted notes praising cautious drivers and cautioning risky behavior as part of the awareness effort.
  • The initiative, backed by the NRW Ministry of Education, Unfallkasse NRW and supported by the state police, will hold events in every district and independent city.
  • Figures from the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 show sharply lower accident totals of 18,196 and 15,573 cases, underscoring the impact of reduced traffic.