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The most common form of road accidents within the scope of pupil accident insurance, by a wide margin, are bicycle accidents.
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Schoolchildren suffer further accidents in particular as drivers or passengers of passenger cars, as pedestrians and during the use of powered two-wheelers.
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The great majority of road accidents occurring in the area of non-private transport involve the transport of schoolchildren by means of school buses.
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The comparatively high number of "other road accidents" is notable. This category of road accidents primarily includes road accidents occurring during excursions or relating to attendance of rural boarding schools.
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By far the largest share of fatal pupil accidents occurs during travel to and from school which is associated with traffic on public roads and areas.
| Forms of transport used in the pupil accident insurance | absolute | % |
| Not using a vehicle | Pedestrian | 5,338 | 10.51 | 17.81 |
| Scooter, in-line skates, etc.** | 3,710 | 7.30 |
| Private forms of transport | Bicycle | 25,470 | 50.13 | 68.35 |
| Powered two-wheelers | 2,738 | 5.39 |
| Passenger car | 5,935 | 11.68 |
| Other private forms of transport (not specified) | 580 | 1.14 |
| Public transport | School bus | 3,375 | 6.64 | 9.50 |
| Other bus/other forms of public transport | 1,056 | 2.08 |
| Railbound vehicle | 395 | 0.78 |
| Other *) | | 2,207 | 4.34 | 4.34 |
| Total | | 50,804 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
*) including road accidents among pupil's accidents in the narrower sense
**) added in 2011
