| "From ghoulies and ghosties | | | | their children are going. With that, Jack |
| | | | Peet, the manager of Community Safety |
| And long-leggedy beasties | | | | Services for Michigan's AAA, says, "The risk |
| | | | of becoming a pedestrian fatality increases |
| And things that go bump in the night, | | | | four times during Halloween." |
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| Good Lord, deliver us!" | | | | As a motorist, it is important that one |
| | | | should go through neighborhoods much slowly |
| This is an old Scottish saying on one of the | | | | than usual. Being on the alert for small |
| events that children and teenagers look | | | | children in black darting about shadows would |
| forward to year after year. Halloween. And | | | | also do you much good. Sure enough, if you |
| this is the time when people who would love | | | | would take much notice, these children would |
| to be what they really wanted to be can dress | | | | be running from house to house if they can |
| up the part. You can most certainly see | | | | all because they are excited about the |
| various versions of Frankenstein monsters, | | | | thought that they are getting more candy. |
| Darth Vaders, faeries, princesses, goblins, | | | | However, what they do not seem to remember is |
| ghosts, and other creatures. | | | | the fact that by crossing the street, they |
| | | | could get hit by oncoming vehicles. |
| However, it is also very important to note | | | | |
| that during such an event, many people also | | | | Now if you are a parent or a guardian of a |
| do get involved in car crashes, collisions, | | | | little kid screaming to go trick or treating |
| or accidents. After all, you should keep in | | | | with his or her friends, the best way would |
| mind that when Halloween night is on, many | | | | be for you to actually go with your little |
| children who are going trick or treating | | | | one as he takes in the Halloween fun. That |
| usually choose to wear black and scare other | | | | way, you yourself could check about his |
| kids. And the Michigan American Automobile | | | | safety and make sure that he does not get |
| Association, or AAA, does remind parents and | | | | struck by Dodge auto parts on careening down |
| guardians to be extra cautious about where | | | | the street on its wheels. |