Road safety work
The Gelsenkirchen police want to make the roads in the city safer and further reduce the number of road deaths and injuries. Sometimes this also means breaking new ground. With this in mind, the North Rhine-Westphalian police rely on a wide range of options in their traffic accident prevention and road safety work.
In some areas, the police are the organizer and driving force. In other areas, such as with schools as part of cycling training or "Crash Kurs NRW", it is a supporter.
Traffic accident prevention
Traffic accident prevention (road safety education, traffic information and public relations work) is intended to help prevent traffic accidents.
It is primarily aimed at target groups with an increased risk of traffic accidents, e.g. children, young adults and senior citizens. Through road safety education and road safety awareness, the risks and personal responsibility in road traffic are made aware, positive behavior patterns are conveyed and cooperative behavior is highlighted as exemplary. This task is primarily carried out by specially trained road safety advisors. Officers from the district service and the patrol service are involved in providing advice, for example through educational talks.
The Gelsenkirchen police offer traffic accident prevention events for people of different age groups. Priority is given to particularly vulnerable target groups such as children, young adults, pedestrians, cyclists and senior citizens. Accompanying public relations work is also used to inform a wide audience about the risks of road traffic accidents
