Safe paths for children: Walk caution protect in Lower Austria!

Safe paths for children: Walk caution protect in Lower Austria!

Waldviertel, Österreich - Lower Austria takes extensive measures to promote traffic safety for toddlers. Led by Governor Deputy Udo Landbauer, the innovative idea of the walking caterpillar was introduced to support children in supervised groups in the safe crossing of streets. This practical help is now extremely popular and combines security with visibility. It is equipped with ten handles that the children can safely hold on and uses reflective materials that increase visibility, especially in the dark season. "The security of our children has a top priority," emphasizes Landbauer and explains the need for further measures to optimally protect the little ones, as The walking caterpillar, which is also lovingly called "Zamzam", has proven itself as a valuable tool. Since 2023, around 1,000 of these devices have been distributed to kindergartens and childcare facilities in Lower Austria. Now a further 34 walking cunts were able to find their way into the children's groups of the Lower Austria childcare association in the Waldviertel. These aids not only promote security, they also facilitate everyday life for educators by ensuring an orderly locomotion. "The walking caterpillar helps to cross, especially at confusing places such as intersections," explains Ernst Kloboucnik, state director of the ÖAMTC for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, like OE24.at reported.

future prospects for "zamzams"

The request for these security helpers remains unbroken, because in 2025 kindergartens, special schools and childcare facilities also have the opportunity to order the walking caterpillars free of charge as soon as they are available again. "We want all interested institutions to have the chance to order our 'Zamzams'," adds Susanna Hauptmann, managing director of Radland Lower Austria. This proactive initiative shows how important it is to ensure the safety of children in road traffic and to support them in the best possible way.