Practice Halloween safety
Elise Maloney
Issue date: 10/27/09 Section: Opinion
Halloween is just around the corner, and there are so many people getting ready to go trick-or-treating. Kids and adults are putting together costumes, or going out and purchasing new ones. When the sun goes down, hundreds of basket-laden people will flood the streets of Augusta.
Not only will these people be out to have a great time, but they will also be competing with the all-day, everyday traffic. Despite the holiday, traffic will inevitably continue to be a factor to consider when planning your evening activities.
Safety should be first no matter what you are doing, but on Halloween, it is especially important. One way to make sure you stay safe is to always travel in groups.
Staying with a large group of people is good for a few reasons. For starters, traveling in groups makes it easier for a moving car to spot you. Chances are the costumes will be reflectors enough, but always making sure that someone has some type of reflecting gear is always important. Today, stores sell many different verities of reflection gear. They have reflectors you can put on your shoes, so as to not interfere with your costume. If you are more daring, there are reflecting vest that will for sure make a fashion statement.
Another way to stay safe while out having fun is to make sure that you and your group have decided on a specific route and a meeting place if someone looses the group. Choosing safe well-lit neighborhoods can provide extra security for you and your trick-or-treating companions.
Now, for those who you who are the Scrooges of Halloween and do not want to go out and trick-or-treat, there are safety measures you can take to insure the safety of others. For starters, you can pay extra attentions to your surroundings. Try and wait an extra second at the stop signs to make sure a little pumpkin or Twilight character does not come running across the street.
Another precaution you can take is to try and avoid driving through neighborhoods. People are most likely to trick-or-treat in neighborhoods, so staying on main roads and highways will actually be a good thing for once.
Not only will these people be out to have a great time, but they will also be competing with the all-day, everyday traffic. Despite the holiday, traffic will inevitably continue to be a factor to consider when planning your evening activities.
Safety should be first no matter what you are doing, but on Halloween, it is especially important. One way to make sure you stay safe is to always travel in groups.
Staying with a large group of people is good for a few reasons. For starters, traveling in groups makes it easier for a moving car to spot you. Chances are the costumes will be reflectors enough, but always making sure that someone has some type of reflecting gear is always important. Today, stores sell many different verities of reflection gear. They have reflectors you can put on your shoes, so as to not interfere with your costume. If you are more daring, there are reflecting vest that will for sure make a fashion statement.
Another way to stay safe while out having fun is to make sure that you and your group have decided on a specific route and a meeting place if someone looses the group. Choosing safe well-lit neighborhoods can provide extra security for you and your trick-or-treating companions.
Now, for those who you who are the Scrooges of Halloween and do not want to go out and trick-or-treat, there are safety measures you can take to insure the safety of others. For starters, you can pay extra attentions to your surroundings. Try and wait an extra second at the stop signs to make sure a little pumpkin or Twilight character does not come running across the street.
Another precaution you can take is to try and avoid driving through neighborhoods. People are most likely to trick-or-treat in neighborhoods, so staying on main roads and highways will actually be a good thing for once.
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