Halloween Driving Tips and Fuel Wheels

You love your truck and are very proud to be a truck owner. You treat your truck with care, making sure the oil gets changed on a regular basis and checking under the hood from time to time to ensure everything looks good. You are also fussy about your Fuel wheels, giving them a good washing and polishing after a road trip or drive in the country. You are also a responsible and careful driver, which is very admirable. Unfortunately, people often lose focus while driving and can become a danger to those around them.

Halloween is just around the corner and happens to fall on a Saturday this year. There will no doubt be many children out and about on this festive day. There are studies that show that the chances of a child getting injured or even killed being struck by a vehicle are four times higher on Halloween. So it would be prudent for you to be extra cautious when driving this Saturday.

Halloween is a wonderful and festive holiday, but due to the increased foot traffic and all those ghosts and witches trick-or-treating, please make sure you are driving safer than usual. Kids tend to dart in front of cars and don’t always obey pedestrian laws. Drivers can become distracted because they are keeping their eyes out for so many things. Here are a few tips to ensure your Halloween is as safe as it is fun.

While out driving, abstain from using your cell phone or any other electronic device. You should never be texting while you drive, but this Halloween, go the extra step and wait until you get home before you make that phone call.

Pay extra attention while driving, especially around crosswalks and intersections. You should also drive real slow through residential areas, better to arrive a little late to that Halloween party than having to deal with an accident.

Do not pass vehicles that are stopped on the road as they could be simply dropping off children.

Instruct your kids to never get in the car with a stranger. Halloween is a night that child predators are looking for victims. If somebody in a vehicle stops and offer them candy, tell them to scream and run.

Make sure your children can be seen in the dark. You could make their costumes out of glow-in-the-dark materials, have them carry a flashlight or glow sticks and make sure they have reflective tape on them. Also, instruct them not to shine flashlights at cars as it may cause temporary blindness.

If you are picking up your children or dropping them off, pull over to the side of the road and turn on your hazard lights. If you are waiting for your kids to go door to door in an area, stay parked in the same location with your hazard lights on.

Make sure your children's costumes don't hinder their sight. Also, choose a costume that makes it easy for them to walk, cutting down the chances of a fall in the street.

Stay safe and have a wonderful Halloween!