Witches. Vampires. Zombies. Sugar. Registered sex offenders. Which should give parents the most fright on All Hallows’ Eve?
Sugar, maybe?
Actually, the answer is vehicles.
“The biggest thing to fear on Halloween night are drivers. Pedestrian accidents increase sharply around Halloween. Wearing reflective tape and accompanying young children are ways to prevent these accidents,” according to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Moore Center For the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.
we get very few trick or treaters on our street….parents know it is not safe because people refuse to slow down. the speed limit is 30. it is not unusual to see people doing 50. even the light up speed signs do not slow them down.