School Start in Eastern Austria: Police Secures School Routes with Focused Actions

This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday via a press release. Additionally, older students as student guides and parents, relatives, grandfathers, and grandmothers as adult guides, as well as civil servants, will support the executive in securing the school route.

More than 90,000 first graders will begin their first day of school in early September at one of the 3,000 elementary schools in Austria. School route plans have been created for the majority of elementary schools, and critical points such as intersections will be secured selectively. "In view of the upcoming start of the school year in Eastern Austria in the federal states of Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland, I would like to highlight the importance of school route safety and appeal to all drivers to pay special attention to children near schools and be ready to brake," Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) was quoted as saying.

Repressive Measures and Prevention

To protect the most vulnerable road users, the Ministry of the Interior and the police are relying nationwide on repressive measures against drivers on the one hand, and on prevention through awareness-raising and sensitization of road users on the other.

Additionally, increased attention is being paid to young cyclists. They are being prepared for the voluntary cycling test - the first driver's license for children - in the 4th grade of elementary school, the technical condition of their bicycles is being checked, and they receive tips on proper bicycle handling.

(APA/Red)

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