Strengthen seniors: Traffic training in Mannheim's youth traffic school

traffic safety for seniors in Mannheim: an important step towards prevention

Mannheim (ots)

The traffic situation in cities is becoming increasingly complex, especially for the older generation. In order to ensure safe driving, the Mannheim police headquarters starts a special traffic training for seniors in cooperation with the roundabout Wacht Mannheim e.V. This offer is aimed at drivers from the age of 70 and takes place on three dates in the Mannheim Youth Transport School.

focus on practical training and exchange of experiences

A central concern of this event is to help participants not only through theoretical transfer of knowledge, but above all through practical exercises in road traffic. The program, which takes about three hours, offers an intensive exchange about the challenges that older drivers have to face, as well as the most important provisions of the road traffic regulations.

Details on the trafficafety program

Participation in this free training requires that the seniors own a valid driver's license and bring their own vehicle. The topics that are treated include:

• The older driver and their specific needs
• important provisions of the road traffic regulations and the road traffic registration regulations

Each participant receives a certificate of participation after completing the event, which underlines the importance of engagement for traffic safety.

meaning of transport prevention

The organization of these events is crucial to raise awareness of traffic safety among older drivers. The number of traffic accidents in which seniors are involved can be reduced by such preventive measures. It is important that seniors feel safe in their vehicle and are able to react appropriately to the changing traffic conditions.

appointments and registration

The next dates for traffic training are:

 - Friday, 07/26/2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 

 - Friday, 09.08.2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 

 - Friday, August 23, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
 The venue is the youth transport school in Mannheim-Käfertal, Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 5. Interested parties should register as soon as possible in the transport prevention of the Mannheim police headquarters on 0621/415700, as the number of participants is limited.