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Safety Tips For Trick or Treaters

Safety Reminders for Halloween Night-Kentucky Pedestrian Attorney

As we look back on our trick-or-treating days I can remember the excitement.  It was a magical night that is looked to as one of the most anticipated nights of the year.  Children get to dress up and get candy.  So many aspects have children looking forward to this day more than any other.  What kind of costume to wear, which houses have the best candy and how to convince parents to let them stay out later. 

Halloween is also the night when the number pedestrian fatalities quadruple.  Kids dressed in dark costumes with masks that may cover their eyes coupled with the excitement of the night may lead to disaster.  Studies show that fatal collisions between motor vehicles and young pedestrians (under 15 years of age) happen most frequently between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. — prime trick-or-treating time.  Also that 84% of deaths among young pedestrians occurred at non-intersection locations (indicating children are most likely to dart and dash from mid-block into the street).

Some safety tips for parents on Halloween are to make sure drivers can see the children by using flashlights or glow sticks and dressing them in bright, reflective clothing. Makeup is safer than masks, they allow for unobstructed views.   Be sure children know how to cross a street and cross at corners only. 

As a driver on Halloween you should exercise more caution than usual.  Driver slower, make sure you lights work and know that there are kids everywhere who may not be paying attention.

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