比佛利山警局万圣节提醒：酒后不开车，2024年全美平均每44分钟就有一人死于醉驾车祸
位于美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县的比佛利山市（Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California）警察局10月27日发布万圣节安全提醒：10月31日万圣节当晚庆祝的居民，如计划饮酒，应提前指定清醒驾驶人，或安排公共交通、出租车、网约车等清醒的回家方式。
警局局长马克斯·苏宾（Max Subin）表示，万圣节应只有糖果、没有悲剧。据美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）数据，2024年全美平均每44分钟就有一人死于醉驾车祸；同年加州道路上有1,311人死于酒精影响驾驶，节日夜间的出行更使风险升高。
对驾驶人，警局提醒：遵守限速，在住宅区减速并留意增多的步行人流；在路口以及进出车道时多花时间观察讨糖的儿童；不分心驾驶、不酒后驾驶；打算喝酒就先定好回家方案。
对家长与讨糖儿童，警局提醒：服装要合身以防绊倒；用反光胶带装饰服装与糖果袋，并使用手电筒或荧光棒让驾驶人更容易看见；尽量走人行道，避开在停放车辆之间穿行上街；走熟悉且照明良好的路线；过街前左右看。
警局表示，万圣节期间将增派警员执勤，协助保障居民安全。该提醒免费向公众发布，无费用安排。
Beverly Hills Police Urge a Sober Driver This Halloween: A Drunk-Driving Death Every 44 Minutes Nationwide in 2024
The police department of Beverly Hills, a city in Los Angeles County, California, issued a Halloween safety release on October 27: residents celebrating on October 31 who plan to drink should designate a sober driver in advance or plan a sober ride home by public transit, taxi or rideshare.
'Halloween should be full of treats, not tragedies,' Police Chief Max Subin said. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), one person was killed every 44 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on U.S. roads in 2024, and 1,311 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities occurred on California roads that year; the department said seasonal festivities and late-night travel heighten the risk on Halloween night.
For drivers, the department advises following the speed limit, slowing down and watching for more foot traffic in residential neighborhoods, taking extra time to look for trick-or-treaters at intersections and when entering and exiting driveways, never driving distracted or impaired, and having a plan before drinking.
For parents, caregivers and trick-or-treaters, the advice is to make sure costumes fit to prevent trips and falls, decorate costumes and treat bags with reflective tape and use flashlights or glow sticks, walk on sidewalks when available, stick to familiar, well-lit routes, and look both ways before crossing.
The department said additional officers will be working during Halloween. The advisory is a free public notice.
Beverly Hills Police Department Halloween safety release
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