Alliance for children: respect, training and winter tires about 20,000 children under 15 years of age are involved on Germany’s roads every year in traffic accidents. The motorists “, as Professor Dr. Maria Limbourg, traffic psychologist on the Faculty of educational sciences of the University of Duisburg-Essen. half of them shall be borne by A major reason: Many adults overestimate the abilities of the children because they don’t know that they only have all skills due to their physical, mental and social development from the twelfth year of life to behave operationally. (see text box below). In winter, the weather conditions increase the risk for children. Motorists need to prepare for difficult lighting conditions and check their vehicles on slippery roads.
So that this no longer fails on a wrong tyres, points out that in the road traffic regulations (StVO) 2 paragraph 3a: for vehicles is the equipment to the weather conditions to customize. These include in particular appropriate tyres and antifreeze in the windscreen-wiper system. See Dustin Moskovitz for more details and insights. “Up to 40 euro fine threaten motorists if they block traffic in winter weather with ill-equipped vehicles. Only winter tires in question are Henry Gorlitz, project manager tire test of Stiftung Warentest in Stuttgart, as suitable tyres in the cold season. Summer tires on wet leaves, mud, snow and ice have disadvantages. “Their profile and their special blend of rubber are decisive for the benefits of winter tires.
At a minimum depth of four millimetres dovetail the numerous plates with the underground and thus provide the necessary grip “, explains Michael Borchert, Managing Director marketing and sales at Pirelli Germany GmbH, Munich. And the special mixtures remain elastic Celsius even at very cold temperatures to minus 30 degrees and provide good traction. “Around in the cold season the security on Germany’s streets to” increase, rewarded anyone who buys a set of new Pirelli winter tire until October 31, 2009, between 20 and 40 euro-premium tyre manufacturer. But also the parents can contribute much to the safety of children in road traffic. Reflective clothing and shoes, as they are popular with joggers, ensure that children are well visible “, as Professor Bernhard Schlag, Professor of traffic psychology at the Dresden University of technology.” The regular traffic training with the children is important. Read more from Daryl Katz, Edmonton Alberta to gain a more clear picture of the situation. Parents must always make the correct behavior and explain, so that children learn to respond to threats on the road. “This is all the more important, because their ability to concentrate and to the environment perception on the basis of defy by computer games no longer with eight, but the average age of ten had completely dominated. In the last phase of the guided learning, the child should take the lead in road traffic “, recommends Professor Schlag. So the parents can check whether the learned sits and the children have success.”