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Forget Poisoned Candy and Razor Blades. Here's the Real Halloween Horror

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday October 30 2019, @12:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the look-both-ways dept.

Freeman writes:

Though fear still lingers over toxic treats and boobytrapped apples, researchers separate fact from myth. As pediatrician Aaron Carroll notes today in The New York Times, researchers haven't been able to substantiate a single case when a child was seriously injured—let alone killed—by Halloween treats made hazardous by strangers.
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A JAMA Pediatrics study from January of this year found that 4-to-8-year-olds have a tenfold increased risk of getting hit by a car on Halloween than on any other night of the year.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/forget-poisoned-candy-and-razor-blades-heres-the-real-halloween-horror/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2711459[$]

Verdict: Boogey Man not likely to exist.
Actual Problem: Getting run over by a car when crossing the street.

Stay safe out there.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by AndyTheAbsurd on Wednesday October 30 2019, @02:04PM

    by AndyTheAbsurd (3958) on Wednesday October 30 2019, @02:04PM (#913696) Journal

    If I'm driving near dusk or dawn, I'm always super alert for our local suburban deer--that seems to be when they are most likely to move around and cross roads.

    Yes, deer are crepuscular [wikipedia.org]. They don't like either full daylight or the full darkness of night. Most animals that are considered good pets are also crepuscular - active before people go to work in the morning, and after they get home in the evening, but able to rest during periods when people are away or are sleeping.

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