Scary Roads on Halloween: 4 Tips to Help Keep Your Children Safe From Injury

Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays in America every year; family members and friends get together, dress up, and go door to door trick-or-treating in various neighborhoods and communities across the country.

While this celebrated day is certainly chock full of family fun, there are also ominous dangers present that can result in serious, life-threatening injuries from car accidents.

Pedestrian safety on Halloween

While most all drivers in the El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico regions are aware that trick-or-treaters begin making their rounds at sunset, you still need to be vigilant as a pedestrian walking along the road at night – especially if you are chaperoning a group of children.

Several ways you can help to ensure your group’s safety on fright night, including:

• Walk on the sidewalk or grass, and be sure to face oncoming traffic. Walking on the road is a dangerous risk on Halloween, especially when you are walking with a large group of people. While drivers will most likely have their eyes peeled for any and all pedestrians who may move into their vehicle’s path, there are no guarantees (as creative Halloween decorations can distract drivers). Staying off to the side of the road will put you in less danger, as will facing the direction of traffic – which is extremely important in case a reckless or drunk driver veers off the road. By being able to see what might occur, you give yourself the ability to take evasive action if necessary.
• Holding a child’s hand. It is normal for children to be excited about Halloween, but sometimes they get a bit too carried away and run off despite being told not to. If you are trick-or-treating with a young child, holding their hand while moving from house to house gives you the power to direct their movements while walking along the side of the road, something that is critical when dealing with excited and unpredictable kids.
• Wear reflective clothing. Your child’s costume should come laced with some sort of reflective material so that drivers can see them once the sky has gone completely dark, but they aren’t the only ones this suggested is directed towards. Wearing a pair of reflective sneakers or a reflective jacket can alert an incoming driver to avoid your general area, which, in turn, will lessen your chances of getting injured by vehicles.
• Stay in well-lit areas. While this is a good rule of thumb to follow for a multitude of safety reasons, staying out of the dark as often as possible is a good way to keep your body in a driver’s line of vision.

It is also important to remember that the Halloween holiday comes with adult-themed parties, too, which means that (unfortunately) there is a good chance drunk drivers will be operating vehicles while your children are running from door to door. Be sure to mind the speed and trajectory of all drivers headed in your direction when possible so that you can act accordingly.

Halloween should be one of the most fun holidays of the year for you and your children. Don’t let ignorance ruin this day and present serious injury scares. If, for whatever reason, you are involved in a Halloween auto accident as a pedestrian, call Rob Lovett at the Lovett Law Firm. We can help you obtain the compensation you are entitled to.

Were you a pedestrian who was injured in a car accident? Get information on how we can help you get the compensation you deserve from accidents caused by reckless drivers. Call Lovett Law Firm, personal injury and accident lawyer in El Paso, TX and Las Cruces, NM today at 915-757-9999 (El Paso, Texas) or 575-523-5555 (Las Cruces, New Mexico) to request a free initial legal/personal injury consultation with our experienced accident attorney.