While donning a costume and gorging on candy is pretty sweet, Halloween can be a scary time to navigate streets on foot or bicycle. Since more people are commuting in the dark, fatality rates for vulnerable road users tend to go up as days become shorter and When daylight saving time ends.
However, pedestrians are hit and killed in even greater numbers on Halloween than on other random nights in October or fall, according to reporting from The Verge. A study from the journal JAMA Pediatrics indicating that there's a 43% increase in pedestrian deaths on Halloween. Increased car traffic creates a deadly combination.
If your bicycle, now's a great time to evaluate how visible you are to drivers. Don't forget to charge your bike lights (and perhaps purchase a spare) and consider a reflective vest. If you drive, do so slowly, and watch for People walking, bicycling, and scooting. And of course, keep pushing for safer road infrastructure and fewer cars!
"We're urging people driving, walking, and biking to make safety a top priority and to look out for each other — especially as the daylight gets shorter this time of year," said Jeff Marootian, District Department of Transportation Director, in a Press release from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. "One careless mistake can make the difference between life and death."
When I asked you about the scariest street you've traveled on earlier this week, you gave me a slew of responses in our comments, on Facebook, and by email. I've collected many of them below. Exercise an extra helping of caution On these roads.
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