Updated at 3:23 p.m., Saturday, October 27, 2007
Mayor urges safety for Halloween trick-or-treaters
Advertiser Staff
Mayor Mufi Hannemann has proclaimed Oct. 31 as Halloween Pedestrian Safety Day to promote the City and County of Honolulu's "Be Safe, Be Seen" campaign to help protect children as they trick-or-treat on Halloween night.Surrounded by children in Halloween costumes from Seagull Schools' Early Education Center and junior police officer students from Royal Elementary School, the mayor signed the proclamation in his Honolulu Hale office.
"O'ahu trick-or-treaters have experienced no fatal tragedies since the creation of this safety campaign," Hannemann said. "The stickers are a simple way to keep our children safe as they walk from house to house. I urge parents to use the stickers and for drivers to keep a lookout for the reflected stickers."
Sponsored each October by the city Department of Transportation Services, the "Be Safe, Be Seen" campaign will distribute 65,000 retro-reflective stickers that children can wear on their clothing, bicycles, shoes or bags to alert drivers to their presence.
The state Department of Education and the Honolulu Police Department will assist in distributing the stickers and safety brochures to elementary schools and satellite city halls throughout O'ahu.
National studies support findings that wearing these retro-reflective materials and obeying traffic regulations help raise the level of safety for all road users.
