Police strengthen school route safety: Positive balance in Limburgerhof!

Police strengthen school route safety: Positive balance in Limburgerhof!

On October 28, 2025, the police carried out checks on school routes in Limburgerhof, Böhl-Iggelheim and Schifferstadt to increase the safety of the students. This campaign is part of a comprehensive strategy to improve traffic safety in the Rhine-Palatinate district. The police particularly checked the ban on passage at the Rudolf-Wihr-Realschule in Limburgerhof.

The results of the controls were predominantly positive. Loud Metropol Journal Most drivers adhered to the applicable traffic regulations. Only three drivers ignored the ban and were warned. There were also discussions with parents and road users, which the police evaluated.

Ongoing road safety measures

In addition to the school route checks, the Limburgerhof municipality has implemented various measures to increase safety on the way to school in collaboration with the school management of the Domholzschule, the parents' council, the Schifferstadt police department and the public order authority. A central measure is the establishment of no-parking zones in front of the Domholzschule during school hours. Parents are only allowed to stop here for a short time to give space to the so-called “parent taxis” without getting out.

The planned ban on access to the parking lot during school hours from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. is intended to minimize the danger from vehicles driving in and out. In addition, the sidewalk in front of the school was separated from the road by safety measures to prevent cars from driving on or stopping on the sidewalk. In addition, crossing aids will be installed in Albert-Einstein-Allee and Mühlweg to ensure safer crossing of the streets. Residents were asked for their understanding as three parking spaces would have to be eliminated.

Safe routes to school for the future

School traffic safety work has the goal of Vision Zero, which aims to prevent traffic accidents. Important elements are traffic education and mobility education, which are intended to enable young people to go to school independently. This also includes learning traffic rules and developing socially and environmentally conscious experiences. On the platform Safe school Interested parents and educators can find further information on these topics. The DGUV's traffic safety department also plans to offer additional content on road participation both on foot and with motorized vehicles in the future.

The police praised the considerate behavior of the drivers and the disciplined behavior of the students. These are positive signs of successful cooperation between all those involved to continually improve safety measures on school routes.

The traffic monitoring campaigns are continued regularly in order to promote more considerate behavior on the roads and to sustainably strengthen the safety of school children. Together, the initiators want to ensure that all students can get to school safely.