This Thursday (28.08.2025), the road safety advisors from the Hagen police, accompanied by the traffic police, welcomed the new second-graders from Boloh elementary school. They presented the proud children with small gift packages containing reflectors, among other things. The useful items can be attached to clothing and thus ensure better visibility in road traffic.
The reason for the campaign is the enrolment of the new i-Dötzchen, who are now also increasingly walking alone in traffic. Everything is new for the new pupils - everyday life, the classroom, the teachers, their classmates. Every day there are countless impressions that they gather and new things that the boys and girls learn. They are now becoming much more independent. This also includes the way to school. Many "i-Dötzchen" proudly walk to school or home after lessons.
The new schoolchildren have already gained their first experience of road traffic - but road users still need to be particularly considerate in the coming weeks. This is because the boys and girls have many great new experiences that need to be processed. Especially in the excitement or hectic rush of the morning, it can also happen that the boys and girls neglect previously learned behavior in road traffic.
At this point, road users must be prepared to slow down and exercise caution. To draw attention to the need for consideration, some boys and girls from the second grade posed for a photo during the police's school enrolment campaign. This year, they formed the number "61" - because that is how many children were injured in traffic accidents on Hagen's roads in 2024. Over the next few weeks, the Hagen police traffic service will be increasing its presence at schools, kindergartens and along school routes. The focus will be on speed checks and monitoring parking and stopping bans. The declared aim is to ensure that every child arrives safely.