Road traffic

Drivers pay too little attention to children’s safety

Drivers often show too little consideration for children

(Bild: Holl Reinhard)

In 2023, 47 children on foot were injured in road traffic in the Ländle region. A quarter of the young accident victims were also hit on the safety path. 

Vorarlberg still has some catching up to do when it comes to child road safety. 47 children were involved in accidents as pedestrians last year, four of whom were seriously injured. Children are exempt from the "principle of trust". This also means that as soon as it is clear that a child wants to cross the road, they must be allowed to do so even where there is no protective path - although many drivers are unaware of this regulation.

Also alarming: every fourth child involved in an accident was hit by a car on the safety path - i.e. where it should be obvious who has priority. In this case too, the road traffic regulations are actually very clear: a vehicle may only approach a safety path "at such a speed that the vehicle can stop before the safety path". However, not all drivers seem to adhere to this.