Drivers face distractions and pedestrians are out in droves for the holiday.
Halloween can be a very fun holiday. It does bring increased risks for pedestrians and drivers. Distractions are high, more pedestrians are out, and drivers are hurrying home for trick-or-treating.
Halloween is the day with the nation’s highest number of child pedestrian deaths and one of the holidays with the highest number of DUI deaths.I’ve compiled tips from the California Office of Traffic Safety, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Consumer Reports, and more.Talk to your kids before they head out. Safety officials say most parents don’t discuss the dangers ahead of time, but doing so can keep trick-or-treaters safer.
Cross streets only at corners. Look both ways and pay full attention while you cross. Never cross between parked cars or mid-block. If there are no sidewalks, always walk facing traffic. Be extra alert around driveways.Establish a time for your children to return home, for kids old enough to trick-or-treat in a group without a parent.Apple Maps app is giving drivers dangerous wrong-way directions; how can it be fixed? RoadshowPull over in safe places to let children out at the curb.
Don’t use a cell phone or other mobile device while driving. If you must check messages or texts, pull over and stop in a safe place while you do so. If you will be drinking, designate a sober driver. If you are out and have had too much to drink, call a taxi, friend or family member to drive you home.
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