Riga police to step up traffic safety checks near schools ahead of new year
Ahead of the new school year, police in Riga will increase monitoring near schools and kindergartens to prevent risks to children's safety on the road. The news agency LETA reported this.
As the new school year approaches, police in Riga will strengthen oversight around schools and preschool institutions. Officers will pay particular attention to compliance with speed limits and other traffic rules in areas where schoolchildren and young kindergarten pupils gather.
Checking the surrounding areas
In addition to monitoring traffic rule compliance, police plan to inspect the surroundings of schools and kindergartens to identify possible risks to children's safety in time. The increased checks were reported by the news agency LETA.
The measures are planned as part of the annual preparations for the new school year, a period when both pedestrian and vehicle traffic near educational institutions rises noticeably. Such oversight is typically stepped up at the start of autumn, when children resume regularly traveling to and from school, often crossing streets without adult supervision.
The source report did not specify further details, such as the exact scale of the measures, the number of officers involved, or specific locations.
