Halloween Safety Tips, Trick or Treat Hours and Current Forecast

Halloween is Friday and between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Chelmsford children will be out and about trick or treating.

From the current weather forecast to some tips from AAA and the Chelmsford Police whether you are out driving on Halloween, or trick or treating with your family, here’s everything you need to know to safely celebrate Halloween 2014 in Chelmsford:

Trick or Treat Hours

Chelmsford’s 2014 trick or treating hours are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m..

The Halloween Forecast

Dress warmly, the current forecast for Friday night calls for a daytime high of 56 degrees and it will feel much chillier as the sun goes down as temps fall to a low of 38 degrees Friday night. Tips for Driving on Halloween Night

Safety Tips for Drivers

• Slow down in residential neighborhoods and obey all traffic signs and signals.
• Drive at least 5 mph below the posted speed limit to give yourself extra time to react to any children who may dart out into the street.
• Watch for children walking on roadways, medians and curbs. In dark costumes, they’ll be harder to see at night.
• Look for children crossing the street. They may not be paying attention to traffic and cross the street mid-block or between parked cars.
• Carefully enter and exit driveways and alleys.
• Broaden your scanning by looking for children left and right into yards and front porches.

Tips for Safe Trick or Treating

If you’re going “Trick or Treating” at Halloween, remember these safety tips, so you can have fun and keep safe at the same time!

• Always go trick or treating with an adult
• Only go to houses where you or your friends know the residents
• Don’t knock on doors where there is a sign saying “NO callers” or there are no outside lights on
• Stay in areas that are lit with streetlights - take a flashlight with you just in case
• Stay with your friends - don’t split into smaller groups unless an adult goes with you
• Don’t talk to strangers on the street
• Don’t enter any house, stay on the doorstep
• Always look carefully before crossing the road, even if you are part of a group
• Be visible