Kids Trick or Treating Without Parents Should at Least Carry a Cell Phone

ATLANTA, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents get lots of advice about keeping kids safe at Halloween: Costumes should be light-reflective and fire- retardant. Masks should not restrict sight. Tiny pirates and ballerinas should only visit the homes of neighbors they know. Little Mermaids and Spidermen should stay on sidewalks. Now parents should add a new tip: Carry a cell phone and know how to call home and 911.

Like a flashlight, a cell phone should be part of your Halloween safety equipment whether you are a child out trick-or-treating with pals or a parent accompanying little ghosts and goblins. For those who don't have wireless phones, prepaid cell phones from companies such as Cingular Wireless are a smart, inexpensive investment.

If you are an adult out and about on All Hallows Eve, remember these driving tips:

   - Avoid driving during the trick-or-treat time in your area, if possible.
   - Be very alert to children -- especially in neighborhoods.
   - Don't be distracted by cell phones, the radio, costumes, etc.
   - Watch for children darting out from between parked cars or walking on
     roadways and streets.

Cingular Wireless offers a host of sensible suggestions on the appropriate use of wireless phones through its "Be Sensible" program. Details can be found at http://www.cingular.com/be_sensible.

You can learn more about cell phone services online "Ask the Wireless Guru" at http://www.thewirelessguru.com/

SOURCE: Cingular Wireless

CONTACT: Clay Owen of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, or
clay.owen@cingular.com

Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://www.cingular.com/be_sensible