School run: 950 motorists were travelling too fast

For the safety of the little ones, the Zug police have carried out daily checks along the school routes for the last four weeks. In addition to conversations and information, fines also had to be issued.

According to the press release of the Zug Law Enforcement Authorities, the Zug police carried out a total of 319 school route surveillances in all the municipalities in the canton of Zug during the period from 17 August to 11 September. The aim of the checks was to minimise the risk of accidents for the youngest residents, and to raise awareness among drivers. Kindergarten children and school children, as well as road users, were directly approached and alerted to the dangers, and also admonished. In certain situations, however, this was not enough. A number of fines were issued to drivers during the monitoring of the school travel, including fines for ignoring priority on pedestrian lanes or using a mobile phone without a hands-free system.

The Zug police also had conversations with so-called ‘parent taxis’. It’s essential for the safety of children that the youngest children learn to find their own way to school, and thereby learn to pay the necessary attention to the dangers of road traffic.

16 speed checks were also carried out in the immediate vicinity of kindergartens and school buildings, as stated in the press release. Around 950 drivers were found to be travelling too fast, and were fined accordingly. This corresponds to a transgression rate of around 0.5%, which in turn means that the vast majority of the drivers were driving with due care and attention, and were complying with the speed limits. The negative front runners were travelling at 47 km/h (in a 30 km/h zone), 83 km/h (in a 50 km/h zone) and 92 km/h (in a 60 km/h zone).

The school routes will also continue be monitored and controlled by the emergency services in the near future.