Halloween is a special time of the year and we want to help keep it that way. Share these basic Halloween safety tips with your family.
Trick-Or-Treating Safely
- As a rule parents & responsible adults should accompany most children under the age of 12.
- Even, if they aren’t dressed up in a Disney character costume.
- If kids are mature enough to go without supervision, they should keep a phone handy, stick to familiar areas that are well lit, and stay in groups.
- Kids should not eat any treats until they return home.
- And never enter a stranger’s home under any circumstances.
It’s dark outside, so remember to walk safely
- Cross the street at corners, use traffic signals and crosswalks, and try to make eye contact with drivers before crossing, but not Vampires, NEVER make eye contact with vampires.
- Look both ways before crossing and maintain awareness; that means putting electronic devices down and keeping your head up.
- Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible and avoid any non-sporting Hockey mask wearing types.
- Watch for cars that are turning, backing up, and remember to never dart out into the street between parked cars; werewolf attacks are triggered by sudden movement.
Keep Halloween fun by dressing up smart for safety
- Decorate costumes with reflective tape or stickers to easily separate humans from ghouls and, if possible, choose light colors.
- Choose face paint and makeup whenever possible instead of masks, which may obstruct vision, making it harder to spot both cars and Batman.
- Carry glow sticks or flashlights to help see and be seen by drivers and creatures of the night, which hate flashlights.
- When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls – because that’s what the zombies are banking on.
- Dress warm – you might even try wrapping yourself up like a mummy – because it’s getting chilly in many parts of the nation.
And if you’re driving, pay extra attention to pedestrian traffic
- Slow down and be especially alert in neighborhoods; kids may momentarily wander and move unpredictably, sorta like Frankenstein.
- Eliminate any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.
- Drive slowly, anticipate heavy foot traffic and turn your headlights on earlier in the day to spot children & ghosts that need busting from greater distances.
- Popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.—the witching hours—so be particularly alert.
