Certainly on the go: Free traffic day for young and old in Treptow!

Certainly on the go: Free traffic day for young and old in Treptow!

An der Wuhlheide 193, 12459 Berlin, Deutschland - on July 29th and 30th as well as on August 5 and 7, 2025, the youth transport school (JVS) Treptow-Köpenick organizes a free information day that starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts until 2:00 p.m. The venue is located at Wuhlheide 193 in Berlin. In cooperation with the Berlin police, Police Directorate 3, Section 35, a comprehensive program for children and adults is offered. Parents are welcome.

Visitors can look forward to a variety of activities. This includes actions for clarifying the "dead corner", reaction tests and a change of perspective through the use of VR glasses. For the younger guests there will be special offers such as a "Radl" fun course, creative stations as well as a wheel of fortune and a ladder game.

traffic safety for children - an important topic

The sensitization of children for the dangers in road traffic is a central concern of traffic education. Practical educational work is already being done in schools like in Mettmann. The information about the "dead corner" is part of the cycling test in fourth grade. The district police authority and the Mettmann roundabout guard are focusing on cooperation with local institutions such as UPS to initiate training and to point out the dangers in road traffic.

The active collaboration enables practical exercises on trucks, which means that the students can develop a better understanding of the dangers in road traffic. These initiatives aim to increase the security of children and give important impulses for responsible traffic participation, as also formulated Sandro Wiechert from UPS.

Programs for day care centers

The German traffic watch also developed specific programs for day care centers. The “Children in Road Traffic” program (KIS) is aimed at educators and offers support in planning actions for traffic education. The moderators convey traffic education approaches that go into the behaviors of preschool children.

The second program, "Child and Transport" (KUV), is aimed at parents of kindergarten children. Here the parents receive practical tips and information about the traffic -safe upbringing of their children. Both programs are free of charge for daycare centers and offer extensive resources to promote traffic education.

The traffic safety of children in road traffic is and remains an important topic that is taken up in both schools and kindergartens. Through targeted programs and events, the aim is to sensitize the next generation to safe traffic practices.