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While this year has seemed to play out like a classic horror film with the coronavirus wreaking havoc through most of 2020, Halloween will still continue — just maybe not in the traditional ways we’re used to. As cities and towns across the country brace for more subdued events, it’s still important to keep safety in mind when it comes to the spooky holiday.
Here are some tips to help keep young trick-or-treaters and motorists safe this Halloween:
PARENTS:
• If your community participates in trick-or-treating this year, plan and discuss the route your trick-or-treaters will follow. Always know where your kids are going.
• Accompany young trick-or-treaters at least until they can safely and confidently navigate the streets on their own.
• Have children wear disguises that don’t obstruct vision.
• Make sure costumes are the correct fit and watch the length of
costumes to help avoid tripping.
• Carry flashlights or glow sticks, use reflective tape, and wear
light clothing to help see and been seen by motorists.
MOTORISTS:
• Avoid cutting through residential areas, if possible.
• Obey all traffic signs and signals. Drive at least 5mph below the posted speed limit to give you enough time to react to children
who may dart across the street.
• Be alert for children walking on roadways. Children are harder
to see at night and dark costumes will make spotting them
even harder.
• Turn on headlights to make yourself more visible — even
in daylight.
• Drive sober. Alcohol-impaired drivers make up about one-third
of all motor vehicle deaths resulting in an average of one death every 45 minutes. Always designate a sober driver if you plan to drink.
• Avoid distractions, like picking up your phone, changing the radio station, or eating, to keep yourself focused on the road.
New drivers can train in the safety of their own home with
AAA’s How to Drive Online program. Approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, AAA’s How to Drive Online is the
gold standard for effectively learning lifelong driving skills in a convenient online format.
AAA’s How to Drive Online has been customized to meet the state’s requirements for online driver education. Thorough driving instruction is delivered through videos, simulations and interactive exercises. Participants can log in and out of the online course as needed and save their progress for later completion.
AAA’s dedicated website Keys2Drive is a free resource for teen drivers and provides parents an easy way to work with their teens through each step, from preparing to drive to driving on their own. AAA’s StartSmart webinar for parents is an optional add-on to AAA’s How to Drive Online. The program offers best practices to aid parents in their teen’s learning-to-drive experience.
The program not only delivers the rules of the road and essential elements of safe driving in an interactive and innovative way, it may also qualify those who complete it for auto insurance premium discounts. AAA members receive exclusive pricing on this online program.
AAA’s How to Drive Online Pennsylvania is available to AAA members and non-members. The program consists of 30 hours of online driving instruction. For more details, go to Pennsylvania.AAADriverProgram.com.
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