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Halloween Safety Tips For Drivers, Parents and Homeowners

For many, Halloween is filled with festive costumes, glowing jack-o-lanterns and children running door-to-door yelling trick-or-treat. However, this holiday also means children are typically out past dark - creating potentially hazardous conditions for drivers, home owners, parents and trick-or-treaters.

"To help keep trick-or-treaters safe, Insurance.com has provided some helpful Halloween Safety Tips that everyone can use to ensure that Halloween is a night of treats and not a night a fright," stated David Roush, CEO of Insurance.com.

Halloween Safety Tips:

• Drive carefully over hills, around curves and approaching stop signs or cross walks
• Enter and exit driveways with caution
• Watch for children walking in the street in neighborhoods without sidewalks
• Use bright colored clothing or add reflective tape to costumes to increase visibility
• Give children flash lights or glow sticks to help illuminate walkways and sidewalks
• Discuss a trick-or-treating route with children
• Carry a cell phone in case of an emergency
• Check all candy before allowing children to consume it
• Clear all debris and clutter from walkways, stairs and yard
• Instead of candles, use battery powered lanterns or light sticks to light jack-o-lanterns
• Do not overload outlets
• Turn on front door light and light walkway to welcome trick-or-treaters