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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Everything You Need to Know Keep Your Kids Safe on Halloween!

Weathersfield Police Department

 Deep Pagan Thoughts: Halloween Traditions . . . . .
Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to child safety. There are several easy and e ective behaviors that parents can share with kids to help reduce their risk of injury.
 
Walk Safely
• Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks.
• Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.
• Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.
• Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them.
• Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.
• Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.


Drive Extra Safely on Halloween
• Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.
• Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs.
• Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully.
• Eliminate any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.
• Drive slowly, anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic and turn your headlights on earlier in the day to spot children from greater distances.
• Popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. so be especially alert for kids during those hours.

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