We all see it on the news. We see the "Tips for Being Safe on Halloween," where it talks about where to walk, who to be with, what candy not to take. But in the past few years, Halloween apparently seems to have gotten safer every year and I found a statistic saying the most dangerous part of Halloween these days are cars. Sure there are a lot of pranks every year and kids will be kids, but as for deaths and dangerous pranks go, police have cracked down. Cars seemed to be the main concern and there have been more deaths and injuries by cars on Halloween compared to deaths by pranks, poisonous candy, and Halloween murders (Deaths by cars is 4 times higher on Halloween than any other day statistically.)
The media has done a good job of putting these facts and tips out there, but do you think the media has a big effect on how to keep kids safe, or is it mostly police and parenting that is keeping kids safe?
http://www.examiner.com/northside-family-parenting-in-atlanta/halloween-safety-cars-not-candy-is-the-biggest-danger-for-kids-1
Yes, the focus is on poison candy and sex offenders when it should be on cars!
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