Brandenburg police boost school route safety for new academic year

As Brandenburg welcomes over 23,000 first-graders to the new school year, police are prioritizing road safety with increased traffic controls and educational outreach. The initiative targets the roughly 324,400 students returning to schools across the state.

Authorities aim to prevent accidents by educating students and parents on safe school routes, the drawbacks of "parent taxis," and the importance of bicycle helmets. This focus comes after 209 school route accidents injured 180 children in 2025. Overall, 754 traffic accidents involving children were registered that year, a nearly 4% increase from the previous year.

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With the Pixi-Buch, we want to playfully and in a child-friendly manner convey important rules for safe road traffic and sensitize children and parents to possible dangers.

To engage young learners, the Brandenburg police have published a "Pixi-Buch" (a small, popular children's book format) titled "A Case for Barny! Safe in Traffic." The book features police dog Barny and offers child-friendly tips for navigating roads safely. Police Chief Oliver Stepien emphasized the book's role in playfully teaching crucial rules and raising awareness of potential dangers, stating, "The earlier children learn to be attentive and safe, the better they can navigate traffic."

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The earlier children learn to be attentive and safe, the better they can navigate traffic.