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Halloween night presents a number of challenges for drivers, the biggest challenge being the groups of trick-or-treaters out on the streets. Hialeah pedestrian accidents are in fact a much greater threat to trick-or-treaters than injuries caused by candy. To avoid a Hialeah traffic accident this year, consider the following tips:

1) Consider a curfew and other rules for teen drivers. Teen drivers are most at risk because they are less experienced. Set some rules or consider having new drivers avoid driving entirely on Halloween night to prevent Hialeah pedestrian accidents.

2) Consider a party instead of trick-or-treating. Hosting a party rather than having children trick-or-treat can be a safe alternative that still stays fun. If you are hosting a Halloween party that is not just for kids, either make it alcohol-free or have a safe transportation option for your guests to avoid the risk of Hialeah drunk driving accidents.

3) Have everyone outfitted with visible costumes. If you have children who are trick-or-treating, ensure that the costumes are safe. The costumes should not have long hems that can pose a trip hazard or masks and hoods that block visibility. Costumes should be highly visible and should have reflective strips to make them more visible to motorists.

4) If your children go trick-or-treating, insist that they go with an adult and in a group. An adult can supervise to ensure that children do not run out into the road while a group of children can ensure that they are more visible.

5) If you are taking children trick or treating, walk along one side of the street before crossing at a crosswalk and working down the opposite side of the road. Children often want to run back and forth across the road, but this can increase the odds of a Hialeah car accident.

6) If you will be driving on Halloween night and Halloween afternoon, exercise extra caution. Children may start trick-or-treating early and not all will follow safety rules or cross at crosswalks.

7) Consider a night in. If there is nowhere you have to drive on Halloween night, consider renting movies or staying in on that night. The fewer cars are on the roads, the safer the streets will be with the extra influx of pedestrians.

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Driving at night can increase the risk of Florida car accidents, for many reasons:

1) Fatigue. Driving late at night can mean driving at a time when the body is naturally tired and ready to go to sleep. If you are driving past the time when you normally would go to bed, especially, you may be fighting your natural rhythm. Many drivers who fall asleep at the wheel do so driving late at night.

2) Animals. Many animals – including deer and raccoons, to name only two – are most active at dusk and dawn. When these animals run out into the road, drivers often have only seconds to react. Combined with the darkness and poor visibility of the night, this can be a fatal combination, especially on rural roads, which are more likely to be dark and more likely to have animals on them.

3) Glare. Glare can occur from many things, including a dirty windshield, eye glasses problems, vision problems, high beams, and other reasons. When it occurs, through, it is difficult to focus on the road and difficult to see well enough to drive.

4) Shadows and poor visibility. Poor visibility due to darkness can cause all sorts of problems for drivers. Drivers may feel nervous when driving along dark stretches of road or may not see enough to anticipate hazards ahead. When pedestrians and bicyclists do not wear reflective clothing on dark roads, Florida bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents are the tragic result.

5) High beams from other drivers. On rural roads especially, some drivers leave their high beams on at all times. This effectively blinds oncoming drivers and can cause a serious accident.

6) Vision problems. Many vision problems are worse at night. For example, some people with vision problems see halos or a glare around objects in the dark. Eye glasses can give off a glare in the dark and any flaws in corrective lenses – such as scratches – can be more visible in the dark. If you have any vision problems, it is important to visit a doctor every year for a check up to ensure that your corrective lenses are in good shape.

7) Lack of training. Most driving classes take place in the daytime and all driver tests take place during the day. As a result, most new drivers do not have their night driving skills tested extensively. With time, drivers gain confidence and experience with night driving. However, since night driving is under-tested it is a good idea to give your teen driver some night driving lessons. In many cases, private lessons are available for this particular skill.

We all need to drive at night at some point. However, it is important to be alert that the night time does pose some added dangers. If you do not have to drive at night, avoid doing so, especially along darker highways and roads where visibility can be especially bad. If you have teen drivers in your home, make sure that they have adequate training before driving alone at night.

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A survey of 11th- and 12th-grade students finds that 90 percent believe that their peers are more likely to drink and drive on prom night, but few think that the behavior carries a high degree of risk, USA Today reported April 9.

The survey of more than 2,500 students, conducted by Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), found that 79 percent of students expected their classmates to drink and drive on graduation night. More than one in three students also said their parents had let them attend a party knowing that alcohol would be served.

“Newspapers, television, YouTube and Facebook are rife with tales of tragedy from reckless driving on prom and graduation nights, yet an ‘it won’t happen to me’ attitude continues to be so pervasive among our teens,” said Dave Melton of the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. “Add to the alcohol factor distractions like texting or talking on the cellphone while driving, or the greater likelihood of multiple people in the car, and the crash potential is very real.”

 
Young Female Drinkers More Likely to Develop Breast Disease, Researchers Say

Risk of developing benign breast disease increases five-fold among women who drank alcohol six or seven days a week during their teens and early 20s, according to research from the National Cancer Institute.

Benign breast disease is a known risk factor for breast cancer, researchers noted. Symptoms include hard lumps in the breasts, irregular cysts, breast discomfort, sensitive nipples, and itching.

Reuters reported April 12 that researcher Catherine Berkey of Harvard Medical School and colleagues drew their conclusions from a study of about 6,900 women ages 16-23. About one percent of the women reported having benign breast disease in a followup study at ages 18-27.

“Our study results give older girls and adolescents another reason to avoid alcohol,” said Berkey.

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