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Declining Cycling Skills in German Children
A decline in German elementary school children's cycling abilities due to poor motor skills is prompting a response from the German Traffic Safety Association.
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Germany
Germany EducationSafetyChildrenCycling
German Traffic Safety AssociationBundesanstalt Für StraßenwesenSpd
Kirsten Lühmann
- What is the "100 Years - 1,000 Bikes" campaign, and what is its goal?
- The association's 100th-anniversary fundraising campaign, "100 Years - 1,000 Bikes," aims to provide new bicycles and helmets to youth traffic schools to help improve children's cycling skills and safety.
- What role do parents play in this issue, and what other contributing factors exist?
- Many parents do not adequately support their children in learning to ride bicycles, contributing to the problem. Additionally, not all children have access to bicycles, further hindering their ability to develop necessary cycling skills.
- What measures is the German Traffic Safety Association taking to tackle this problem?
- The Traffic Safety Association is addressing the issue by creating materials to teach motor skills in kindergartens and launching a fundraising campaign to provide bicycles and helmets to youth traffic schools.
- What are the key points highlighted by the incoming president of the German Traffic Safety Association?
- Kirsten Lühmann, the incoming president, highlights the importance of early development of motor skills and the positive impact of balance bikes on children's ability to ride bicycles safely. She also points out the increased difficulties faced by children in urban areas.
- What is the main reason behind the decreasing number of children who can ride bicycles safely in German elementary schools?
- The declining ability of German elementary school children to ride bicycles is due to a lack of basic motor skills like balancing and coordination, according to Kirsten Lühmann, the incoming president of the German Traffic Safety Association.