Overview
- A driver in her 70s drove through a hedge and metal fence at the Gorch‑Fock‑Schule in Blankenese, injuring several children; two were taken to hospital with an arm fracture and a chest injury.
- Hamburg recorded a rise in school-route accidents from 93 in 2024 to 130 in 2025, an increase of about 40 percent that officials link to greater motor traffic around schools.
- The city of Göttingen will run a one-year pilot from 13 August 2026 that closes streets at two primary schools to motor traffic during morning drop-off, provides designated parent drop-off zones, and includes a formal evaluation after 12 months.
- Individual Hamburg schools are expanding measures such as Schulexpress walking groups, Kiss&Drop zones and planned Schulstraße closures to reduce congestion and risky manoeuvres at school gates.
- Police and education officials say cutting car traffic near schools raises child safety, but they warn that the pilots’ success will hinge on parental cooperation and could change daily routines if evaluations favor wider adoption.