Franklin Police Focus on Neighborhood Safety this Weekend

Franklin Police Officers will be focusing on neighborhood safety as community kids gear up to trick-or-treat this weekend.

Due to its traditionally high volume of pedestrian activity, Franklin Police Officers will close West Main Street and Fair Street to vehicle traffic between 7th & 11th Avenues, and 9th Avenue between Natchez St. & 96W, to help make it safe for trick-or-treaters.

Closure times:

5 pm to 9 pm on Sunday, October 31

(see the map).

Other trick-or-treat days or times in Franklin may be
determined by individual neighborhoods & homeowner associations.

Statistics show that children are at higher risk of being hit by a car and seriously injured on Halloween than any other night of the year. Reasons include:

• They often choose to take the shortest route, which may mean darting out between parked cars rather than taking the safer route of crossing at corners.
• They are not good at evaluating potential traffic threats.
• They are more likely to ignore their peripheral vision and are generally less attentive to their surroundings.
• They tend to take more risks.
• They cannot cross the street as rapidly as adults.
• They may be distracted by other children’s costumes and actions, or home decorations.

Police encourage parents to trick-or-treat with their kids,
and to tell them that some people driving
cars may not see or slow down for them.