特拉华州公路安全办公室发万圣节行人安全提示 提醒夜间注意儿童
10月是全美行人安全宣传月。特拉华州公路安全办公室（OHS）10月26日在多佛发布万圣节行人安全提示：万圣节期间孩子们在天黑后外出讨糖，驾驶者又与行人共享道路，多花一点心思注意安全，可以帮助大家平安过节。
该办公室援引美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）的数据说，2024年在交通事故中死亡的14岁及以下儿童中，17%是行人；此外，行人死亡事故中有76%发生在黑暗环境中，凸显了万圣节这类夜间活动中能见度和格外谨慎的重要性。
办公室给出的提示包括：让孩子携带荧光棒或手电筒，在服装和讨糖袋上贴反光带或反光贴，尽量穿浅色衣物，让孩子容易被看见；年幼儿童讨糖时应由成人陪同；在街角和人行横道处过马路，过街前左右观察；服装应合身以防绊倒，并尽量用面部彩绘代替会遮挡视线的面具。办公室同时提醒驾驶者减速并保持警觉，孩子们在讨糖时可能兴奋分心、突然跑进车道，尤其在居民区要仔细观察行人。
Delaware Highway Safety Office Issues Halloween Pedestrian Safety Tips, Urges Extra Caution at Night
October is National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month, and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) issued Halloween pedestrian safety tips from Dover on October 26, noting that with children trick-or-treating after dark and drivers sharing the road with pedestrians, a few extra precautions can help keep everyone safe.
Citing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the office said 17% of children age 14 and younger killed in traffic crashes in 2024 were pedestrians, and that 76% of pedestrian fatalities occurred in the dark, underscoring the importance of visibility and extra caution during evening activities such as Halloween trick-or-treating.
The tips include helping kids be seen by carrying glow sticks or flashlights, using reflective tape or stickers on costumes and trick-or-treat bags, and choosing light-colored clothing; supervising young children while trick-or-treating; crossing streets at corners and crosswalks and looking both ways; and choosing costumes that fit properly to prevent trips and falls, with face paint preferred over masks that can limit a child's vision. Drivers were urged to slow down and stay alert, especially in residential neighborhoods, since excited children may unexpectedly enter the roadway.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：孩子们在白宫南门廊参加万圣节讨糖活动（2014年）。图片：白宫，公共领域，取自维基共享资源。
