There is a fine line between fun and safety concerns when it comes to Halloween. “Everyone wants to have fun, yet we want everyone to be safe,” said Pam Palm, director of planning, education and promotion for the Knox County Health Department. “Despite all the fun with costumes and candy, Halloween can be a dangerous time for children.”
According to the National Safety Council, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Most Halloween related deaths occur at road crossings or intersections. “The lack of visibility due to low lighting at nighttime obviously plays a factor in many of these deaths,” said Palm. (click here for more)
