“I have a wonderful job, she brings me a lot of nice contacts, and besides, she makes very sense,” Iris Maas speaks of her student pilot age in the Alps. Every Wednesday and Thursday morning, she is at the street with wearing a reflective vest – intersection from 7.30 am to 8 pm and guides the primary school students safely across the street. On the other three days, two more volunteers are on duty. Since October 2016, she does this volunteer service, but in March, she works again and therefore has to give up this commitment. She has been desperately looking for a successor since Christmas – so far without success.
“I know that many mothers work and therefore does not report, but I think of a senior citizen who does not need to work anymore,” she explains. In addition, she makes it equally tasty: “It’s not just obligation, you get so much back from the children. They are friendly, they talk to them, they give their trust, and I can help them too. That is a nice feeling! “Yes, sometimes it’s about more than just looking for the traffic gap to bring the children safely over and motivate motorists to stop. You also have to settle some quarrels between the children, who maybe got up first with their left foot. Alternatively, encourage to go to school at all, when a child tells of his difficulties with a teacher.
“There was a great deal of excitement when two girls discovered a free-range chicken at the ice cream parlor. They wanted to save it so that it would not be run over by the car. They were only able to calm down when a father and I reached someone at the public registry office of the community who took care of the lost animal, “says Iris Maas, describing special events connecting school pilot and children.
The main task, of course, is that of the “traffic helper,” as it is officially read on the reflective vest with the reflective stripes. Iris Maas is also recognizable in the twilight (in winter in the dark) by the drivers – often in contrast to the children, who are dressed dark. It is not allowed to intervene in traffic. “It sometimes itches in my fingers, when I see how the old people are struggling to get over the lime tree avenue. Because here there is often a lot of traffic in the morning, the working people are on the road and trucks bring the delivery to the shops. This is often very confusing for pedestrians and they do not dare to cross the street,” is the observation of Iris Maas.
Elementary school principal Ulla Lederman in safety clothing confirms: “The corner is mean in the morning. I would also be more comfortable, if someone would find who takes over the pupil pilot service of Mrs. Maas from March. This week, the parents will receive a letter in which this appeal will be published again. “