Halloween Safety

Make it all treats this Halloween by following a few, common sense rules.

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  Safety should be on the minds of all trick-or-treaters and their parents
  
  
  
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  Pay close attention to the little ones. Little kids are no concepts of traffic. They're not like little adults. They don't have a sense of danger about 6 years old. And on this day in particular, they have another preoccupation: Candy
  
  
  
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  Be sure to "see and be seen". The former can be achieved with a simple flashlight. The chaperon may want to take on flashlight duty, making it easier to keep an eye on everyone at once.
  
  
  
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  Children forego masks in favor of face paint. Mask can reduce visibility, limiting what children can see to only what's directly ahead. Face paint can often get that look they want without sacrificing safety.
  
  
  
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  Be seen can be achieved with reflective tape or bright colors or both. Slap a stripe of tape on your child's back, or make a bracelet out of it.
  
  
  
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  Driver's also need to be extra alert on Halloween. There will be children where usually there are none. And it's safe to assume they won't be the ideal pedestrians for the night. "You have to be aware that at any point, a kid could come out from between two cars.
  
  
  
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  Reduce your speed, try to keep a safe distance from the sidewalk and stay alert.
  
  
  
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  Expect kids to be out and about between 6 and 8pm. Older, unsupervised kids may be out later, though, so don't let your guard down.
  
  
  
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  Wait till the kids get home to eat the candy because sugar can do crazy things to kids.
  
  
  

Have a safe Halloween Everyone Soon! :-)