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In 2024, 27,260 children of this age group died in road traffic. 13 percent of accidents occurred between 7 and 8 in the morning
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In 2024, 27,260 children of this age group died in road traffic. 13 percent of accidents occurred between 7 and 8 in the morning. According to the curriculum, 13 lessons are scheduled for fourth-graders – in time before they move to another school after the summer. According to the ADAC Foundation, the way to school in the 6- to 14-year-olds is associated with risks, as a survey among teachers in the spring showed.
Furthermore, It was awarded in 2024 as the most bicycle-friendly school in Germany. Almost every second child (47 percent) suffers from significant attention deficits in road traffic, according to the survey. But it is a mistake for parents to believe that the children are now fit for the road after the graduation ride.
In addition, New requirements for attention Road traffic is not only increasing, but also becoming more diverse, observes Christina Tillmann, Chairman of the ADAC Foundation: E-cars, scooters or cargo bikes make new demands on attention and orientation. Children needed “more time to learn to move safely and independently in this more complex mobility world”. One reason why, for example, Martin Jennes offers bicycle courses in Bonn primary schools for the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC): The children are introduced to cycling playfully.
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In 2024, 27,260 children of this age group died in road traffic. 13 percent of accidents occurred between 7 and 8 in the morning.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to the curriculum, 13 lessons are scheduled for fourth-graders – in time before they move to another school after the summer.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to the ADAC Foundation, the way to school in the 6- to 14-year-olds is associated with risks, as a survey among teachers in the spring showed.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIt was awarded in 2024 as the most bicycle-friendly school in Germany.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAlmost every second child (47 percent) suffers from significant attention deficits in road traffic, according to the survey.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBut it is a mistake for parents to believe that the children are now fit for the road after the graduation ride.
reliability low1/2 sourcesNew requirements for attention Road traffic is not only increasing, but also becoming more diverse, observes Christina Tillmann, Chairman of the ADAC Foundation: E-cars, scooters or cargo bikes make new demands on attention and orientation. Children needed “more time to learn to move safely and independently in this more complex mobility world”.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOne reason why, for example, Martin Jennes offers bicycle courses in Bonn primary schools for the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC): The children are introduced to cycling playfully.
reliability low1/2 sources
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