Adults the problem

AI camera reveals dangers in front of a school

Marion Seidenberger in front of an evaluated hazardous situation in front of an elementary school.(Bild: Einöder Horst)

Nowhere else do so many accidents involving schoolchildren occur as in Upper Austria - in the past twelve years there have been 1007. A special AI camera recorded the volume of traffic in front of an elementary school for a week, relentlessly revealing the dangers.

Calm does not necessarily mean safe" - this is how ÖAMTC traffic psychologist Marion Seidenberger summarizes the evaluation of a special AI camera. The Mobility Observation Box (MOB) was installed in front of a rural elementary school in Upper Austria between May 13 and 22. The camera filmed around the clock and artificial intelligence (AI) was used to retrospectively analyze the misconduct of all road users.

n the past twelve years, there have been 1007 accidents on the way to school in Upper Austria.(Bild: ÖAMTC)

40 percent were too fast
"It has to be said that the children all behaved in an exemplary manner. It was primarily the adults who caused dangerous situations," summarizes Harald Großauer, Regional Director of ÖAMTC Upper Austria. For example, one car stopped in the middle of the road to allow a child to get in. Another driver started to overtake several cyclists on or just before a crosswalk. The speed of the drivers was also measured. 60 percent adhered to the 30 km/h limit, five percent were traveling at more than 45 km/h.