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Halloween safety
tips to help keep children safe this season:
- Accessorize. Reflectors
are the best way to ensure your children are visible on dark streets.
Even if your kids are wearing white, they are only visible at 180 feet
at night, and a car traveling at 60 mph needs 260 feet to stop completely.
Reflectors make your children visible at 500 feet.
- Clean up. Anyone hosting
trick-or-treaters should make a point of clearing yards of debris and
marking a well-lit path to reduce the risk of falling. Remove or light
up yard ornaments or clotheslines.
- Put out the fires. Lit
pumpkins are a great way to light your porch and welcome kids, but an
open flame is a danger, especially with gauzy costumes. Try tap lights
or glow sticks instead.
- Keep your eyes open. When
selecting costumes, it is wise to use face paint instead of masks, which
can block vision.
- Review the rules. The excitement
of the evening can help children forget familiar road rules, so it is
important for parents to review these rules with their children before
heading out. And remember, parents or other adults should accompany
children 12 and under while trick-or-treating.
- Walk on the sidewalks,
not in the street.
- Look both ways before crossing
the street.
- Cross the street only at
corners.
- Don’t hide or cross
the street betwen parked cars.
- Plan your route and share
it wth your family. If possible, have an adult go with you.
- Carry a flashlight and
wear light, reflective clothing so you are more visible.
- Visit only homes that have
the porch light on.
- Be cautious of animals
and strangers.
- Have a grown up inspect
your treats before eating and don’t eat candy if the package is
already opened.
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