特拉华州公路安全办公室万圣节前提醒行人安全：2024年全美交通死亡儿童中17%是行人，76%的行人死亡发生在夜间
特拉华州公路安全办公室（Office of Highway Safety，OHS）10月26日在州府 Dover 发布提醒：10月是全国行人安全宣传月（National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month），万圣节临近、孩子们将在天黑后上街讨糖，办公室呼吁驾驶人、家长与讨糖的孩子多加防范，让每个人平安回家。
办公室引用的国家公路交通安全管理局（National Highway Traffic Safety Administration，NHTSA）数据显示，2024年全美在交通事故中死亡的14岁及以下儿童里，17%是行人；全部行人死亡中，76%发生在天黑之后——这正是万圣节傍晚讨糖时段能见度低、风险集中的原因。
OHS 给出的万圣节安全要点包括：让孩子容易被看见——携带荧光棒或手电筒，在服装与讨糖袋上贴反光贴纸、尽量选浅色服装；年幼的孩子讨糖时应有成年人陪同；驾驶人应减速并保持警觉，孩子兴奋分神时可能突然冲进车行道，尤其在居民区要放慢车速、仔细观察；提醒孩子在街角与人行横道处过街、过街前左右看；服装要合身以防绊倒，能用面部彩绘时尽量不用面具，以免遮挡孩子视线。
家庭还可到该办公室的 ArriveAliveDE.com 行人安全专页或 Safe Kids Worldwide 的万圣节专页查看更多交通安全信息。特拉华州公路安全办公室负责处理该州与驾驶行为相关的交通安全问题，包括酒驾、安全带使用、超速、儿童乘车安全、行人与自行车安全、摩托车安全与青少年驾驶安全。
Delaware Office of Highway Safety Spotlights Pedestrian Safety Ahead of Halloween: 17% of Children Killed in 2024 Traffic Crashes Were Pedestrians, 76% of Pedestrian Deaths Occurred in the Dark
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) on Oct. 26 issued a reminder from Dover, the state capital: October is National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month, and with Halloween approaching and children trick-or-treating after dark, the office urged drivers, parents and trick-or-treaters to take extra precautions so everyone gets home safely.
Citing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, the office said 17% of children age 14 and younger killed in traffic crashes in 2024 were pedestrians, and 76% of pedestrian fatalities occurred in the dark — the very conditions of Halloween evening trick-or-treating, when visibility is low and risk is concentrated.
The OHS Halloween safety tips include: help kids be seen — carry glow sticks or flashlights, use reflective tape or stickers on costumes and trick-or-treat bags, and choose light-colored clothing when possible; young children should be accompanied by an adult while trick-or-treating; drivers should slow down and stay alert, since excited, distracted children may unexpectedly enter the roadway, especially in residential neighborhoods; remind children to cross at corners and crosswalks and to look both ways; and choose costumes that fit properly to prevent trips and falls, preferring face paint over masks that can limit a child's vision when possible.
Families can also visit the office's Walk Smart page at ArriveAliveDE.com or Safe Kids Worldwide's Halloween page for more traffic safety information. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety works on behavioral traffic safety issues in the state, including impaired driving, seat belt use, speeding, child passenger safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, motorcycle safety and teen driving.
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图片来源：图：万圣节夜晚，家长陪同身穿戏服的幼儿上门讨糖（资料图，2012年摄于马萨诸塞州 Milton，非特拉华州现场）。照片：Eric Haynes／马萨诸塞州州长办公室，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A costumed toddler trick-or-treating at night with a parent (file photo, Milton, Massachusetts, 2012; not a Delaware scene). Photo: Eric Haynes for the Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
