Refrain from using your phone or any other electronic devices while driving, and even while waiting on lights. Costumes might distract your eyes from the road on occasion, but please pay attention to the road at all times. Doing this keeps you from accidentally running over a trick-or-treater, or crashing into another vehicle.
Watch out for the monsters and ghouls walking by. Pay attention to crosswalks, stop signs, and intersections these creatures of the night might be walking across. Hey, this is not a Stephen King movie! Time doesn’t slow down or speed up on this auspicious of holidays. So abide by the speed limit, and monitor the flow of traffic at all times. At twilight, and later in the evening, watch out for kids who might be wearing all black or dark colored clothing, some costumes reduce the visibility of pedestrians.
Turn on your headlights for easy visibility. Be extremely cautious in rural areas with parked or standing cars, since parents tend to drive their kids around the blocks, but wait in convenient locations as they continue to trick-or-treat.
It may prove trying at times, but please be patient with people crossing the street. Some children may not be accompanied by parents, and will want to scour over their loot while walking to the next location. And others still might have costumes that make it difficult for them to move around at all.
Just remember, it is Halloween, and some kids will be too excited to abide by the old "stop, look, and listen" techniques. Have fun, be safe, and above all be courteous.
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