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* Make sure older kids go out with friends. Younger children should be accompanied by an adult.
* Set a time limit for children to trick-or-treat. Together, map out a safe route so you know where they’ll be. Remind them not to take shortcuts through backyards, dark or vacant areas, or playing fields.
* Remind kids not to enter a strange house or car.
* Try to get kids to trick-or-treat during the early evening. If it is dark, make sure the children are carrying flashlights that work and their costumes have reflective material on them.
* Pay extra attention, particularly to crosswalks, intersections and the side of the road. Kids tend to walk along the curbs, cutting across the street to get to other homes.
* Keep scanning all around you as you drive, whether as thru traffic or along with your kids as they trick-or-treat.
* Drive below the posted speed limit in residential areas during trick-or-treating hours. This will allow you time to break if you see a child dart in front of you.
* Do not pass other vehicles that have stopped in the roadway, they could be dropping off children.
* Instruct your child to never get into the car of a stranger. It might be easy for your child to mistake someone else's car your car with the excitement of Halloween.