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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 | 2,784 | 8.17 | 13.72 |
| Scooter, in-line skates, etc.**) | 1,893 | 5.55 |
| Private forms of transport | Bicycle | 18,325 | 53.77 | 75.23 |
| Powered two-wheelers | 2,777 | 8.15 |
| Passenger car | 4,226 | 12.40 |
| Other private forms of transport (not specified) | 313 | 0.92 |
| Public transport | School bus | 1,479 | 4.34 | 6.15 |
| Other bus/other forms of public transport | 393 | 1.15 |
| Railbound vehicle | 225 | 0.66 |
| Other *) | | 1,668 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| Total | | 34,083 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
*) including road accidents among pupil's accidents in the narrower sense
**) added in 2011
