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State Highway providing reflective vests
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
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The Maryland State Highway Administration is lending reflective safety vests to parents for their kids to wear when they go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
The SHA's Vests for Visibility program lends the vests for no charge, according to state highway officials. The vests van be placed over a child's costume or can be the costume with a hard hat, a pair of jeans, a T-shirt and boots.
The vests will be available for pickup in Charles County at the SHA shop on Washington Avenue in La Plata from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 28, 29 and 30 state officials said in a press release. The vests will be issued on first-come, first-served basis and must be returned to the shop by Nov. 6.
SHA officials remind parents to avoid letting little ghosts and goblins wear costumes that might impair their vision and to always make eye contact with motorists before crossing the street.
Motorists are reminded that it is a state law to stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalks and intersections, according to state highway officials. Drivers should obey the speed limit and use caution during trick-or-treat hours Oct. 31.
