Take precautions so that you can have a fun and SAFE Halloween! According to the National Safety Council, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year.
Trick or Treating
When Trick or Treating, follow these safety tips:
• A responsible adult should accompany young children on the neighborhood rounds.
• Tell your children not to eat any treats until they return home.
• Use flashlights, reflective bands, glow sticks or other reflective gear to increase visibility.
• Teach your children to never enter a stranger’s home or car.
• If your older children are going alone, plan and review a route acceptable to you.
• Agree on a specific time when children should return home.
• Both children and adults should put electronic devices down, keep heads up, and walk (don’t run) across the street.
• Instruct children to travel only in familiar, well-lit areas and to stick with their friends.
• Treats should be reviewed for opened containers / questionable condition.
Driving
If you can avoid driving on Halloween, then do so. If you are driving on Halloween, follow these safety tips:
• Watch for children walking on roadways, medians, and curbs.
• Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully.
• At twilight and later in the evening, watch for children in dark clothing.
• Discourage new, inexperienced drivers from driving on Halloween.
We hope you have a safe and happy Halloween!