In September, as in recent years, all Upper Austrian schoolchildren were provided with a free safety vest. The Civil protection carries out, in the sense of sustainability, in the winter months, again the review of the safety vest-carrying frequency. Civil protection officers will randomly visit elementary schools and reward those children who wear a safety vest.
In the elementary school, the civil defense commissioner of the municipality Kirchhoff, Franz Dannenberg, reminded the children how important it is to wear such a protective vest. The students who had the safety vest on that day received a “Safety Memo” as a gift, a safety game developed by the Upper Austrian Civil Defense, with which the everyday risks are shown and danger prevention is conveyed in a funny way. Of course, the other children will also receive their “safety memo” if they wear their safety vest in the next few days.
Sample today at school:
Who of you, wearing a safety vest this morning on the way to school? And hard to believe ” ALL were wearing safety vests ” and delivered the proof for it immediately (see picture)
Many accidents could be avoided if the children were more visible to motorists. The visibility increases with a safety vest from 30 to 150 meters.
It is recommended to wear bright reflective clothing and reflective fabrics on clothing, shoes and school bags for the children, who will also be the role model for the parents by wearing the safety vest.