The kindergarten Maria organized a traffic safety day in cooperation with the police for interested parents and children. Different stations trained perception, balance and senses, demonstrative demonstrations provided for aha experiences both young and old.
Dorian Reich was glad that the invitation to the area had also been followed by many parents and children from the St. Josef-Chelsea, St. Paul and St. Maria families. The experienced traffic trainers Erwin Henchman, Britta Duckers and Dieter Kreutzer from the Traffic Directorate of the Monchengladbach police had a varied range of stations and information in their luggage.
A balancing track and a barefoot procure balanced balance, perception and sense of touch. For an insightful experience, special glasses and safety vest were provided for adults who simulated the restricted field of view of an eight-year-old. Skills and maneuverability were able to test young and old on the roller procures.
In order to demonstrate the function of the seatbelt, police superintendent Erwin Henchman put the life-sized hand puppet Benn in a child seat on a belt sled. Before he started the sled, the children were asked if anything was missing - "buckling!" The traffic safety adviser immediately sounded loudly. Benn drove the sled and arrived at the bottom. Not only did the little spectators look frightened at the next ride without a belt, as Benn and his child's seat flew away in a high arc. This, especially intended, brought the adults into consideration. A mini bicycle helmet demonstrates very impressively that with it a raw egg a fall can be completely undeveloped.
Good hearing and sight protection, especially in the road traffic: While in Haymaker in the quiet room the hearing ability of the small traffic was examined, had to be recognized by Bernd Koehler increasingly smaller animal symbols on a blackboard. Armed with a torch, the hippo hunted in the darkness, the radiant "trophies" illuminated the effect of reflective materials and clothing. The day offered a wealth of impressions and the realization that parents as a good example can do a lot for the safety.