Bavarian Road Safety Award 2026: Apply now and win!

Bavarian Road Safety Award 2026: Apply now and win!

The Bavarian Road Safety Award 2026 was officially announced to promote innovative projects to improve road safety in Bavaria. The organization is organized by the Versicherungskammer Foundation in collaboration with the Landesverkehrswacht Bayern e.V. The aim is to make leisure mobility safer through creative initiatives and campaigns.

Prominent projects can be awarded a total of 5,000 euros in prize money. The prize will be awarded on April 16, 2026 as part of the Bavarian Road Safety Conference in the Herzogschloss Straubing. Under the motto "Mobile together! Safe and relaxed from A to B during your free time." Measures that sustainably improve traffic flow and safety should be promoted. The application deadline ends on February 28, 2026.

Who can apply?

Municipalities, clubs, schools and educational institutions that would like to submit projects to promote safety in recreational traffic are eligible to participate. These initiatives must be implemented in Bavaria and the sponsor must also be based in Bavaria. An informal application with a project description and possibly supporting media reports is expected. The winners are selected by an independent jury of experts consisting of representatives from the insurance industry and the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior.

The selection criteria include, among others:

• Nachhaltige Verkehrskonzepte wie Fahrradverleih und Carsharing
• Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung der Verkehrssicherheit, insbesondere für gefährdete Gruppen wie Fußgänger und Radfahrer
• Kampagnen zur Sensibilisierung für Verkehrssicherheit und umweltfreundliche Mobilität
• Förderung sicherer Verkehrsstrukturen in urbanen und ländlichen Gebieten

Road safety context

The importance of a safe transport infrastructure is underlined by the current traffic situation in Germany. According to that Federal Environment Agency Traffic volumes have increased significantly since 1960, resulting in enormous environmental pollution. Motorized transport causes around a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany and therefore requires urgent measures to reduce these emissions.

The federal government plans to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by 2030 in order to create a greenhouse gas-neutral transport system in the long term. This includes not only technical solutions, but also strategic measures such as changing settlement and transport planning and implementing sustainable modes of transport.

The Bavarian Road Safety Award offers a platform to promote promising approaches in this area and to ensure mobility while taking ecological and social aspects into account. Further information about participation is available on the website Insurance Chamber Foundation available.