Safe on the move

There are institutions whose work is important, but which are sometimes not properly perceived by the citizens. This includes the roundabout Cobourg. As Chairman Duo said the Annual General Meeting, the German Traffic Watch is one of the oldest and largest citizen initiatives in Germany. Since its founding in 1924, it has been committed to road safety. "About half of the 180 members of the Cobourg watchdog volunteer support authorities, schools, kindergartens and the police," the chairman announced. Duo proudly reported that the Cobourg youth group was the "largest Bavarian road patrol".

The fact that work is required for traffic safety makes it clear that the number of accidents has risen for the fourth year in a row. "The number of fatalities has increased in recent years," Duo knew. The roundabout wants to counteract this trend with actions such as "Safe to school, safe home", with a driving training course, accident prevention training or the "Safe on the move" campaign. And also tell people about the importance of wearing reflective vests or reflective tapes when going outside at night.

As Chairman Duo showed that the construction and disposal company in the city of Cobourg the Traffic Watch a "not inconsiderable bill" for the attachment of the traffic light signs "Only on the green". As a success, the program "expertise through experience" could be booked. A total of 90 courses were 299 young drivers trained. "Unfortunately, only a fraction of novice drivers accept the offer," said Duo. It can also be seen from the fact that the work of the youth policy is very important to the traffic police, that the traffic cadets have been provided with EU-compliant safety clothing - 22,500 Euros.

The roundabout also invested time and energy in Traffic education in the schools, in the education of student guides and in the training of the bicycle license.

At the meeting, it was decided to set up reserves and use them for the renewal of equipment for driving safety training and for the upcoming removal costs if the premises on the former BGS grounds can no longer be used.