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SALT LAKE CITY — How do parents make trick-or-treating safer for their kids this Halloween? Utah road safety experts are showing families some practical things they can do to protect them. If parents have kids dressed up going house to house on Halloween, here's what UDOT and the Utah Department of Public Safety suggest they do to reduce their chances of getting hit. They encourage parents to talk to their kids, and teach them to walk on the sidewalks, and look both ways before crossing the street. When it comes to costumes, they suggest try adding things like lights or reflective tape so they're easier to spot. State experts tell KSL keeping kids visible is the key to a safe Halloween, something definitely on parents' minds."Sometimes I think we forget how to teach our kids to make contact with drivers right when we're preparing to cross the street we need to be making sure we look both ways make eye contact with drivers," Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Alexander said. "We've talked about traffic safety, we're talked about how to cross the road, and not to dart out," Utah parent Allyse Christensen said. It's not just kids and parents that need a heads up for Halloween. State leaders said drivers need to pay extra attention on Halloween night. They said the number of people hit by cars goes up during the winter and fall, and drivers need to keep an eye out, especially with how many kids will be walking around this weekend. There's a safer way to celebrate Halloween. That's why state experts said if trick-or-treaters keep some of these simple reminders in mind, they'll have a better chance to have a fun night without an serious scares.
