UnsurprisingDebris t1_iuinzov wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:54 PM

Because they don't want kids out that late after the sun goes down in fear of them getting hit by cars.

MaybeADumbass t1_iuj9c98 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:16 PM

So having them cross the street during rush hour is the solution?!?

stadulevich t1_iujgl32 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:04 PM

Rush hour is more of a suburban thing. Rush hour doesnt really happen in the city as long as you avoid the main routes leading to the suburbs and just take local roads which is very easy to do. I dont think I have been in or around rush hour in like 5 or 6 years.

MaybeADumbass t1_iuk57w5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:05 PM

Rush hour most definitely is a thing in the city. I live on a somewhat busy road and can tell what time it is in the morning and the evening just from the traffic noise. The first hour of trick-or-treating had more than double the traffic the second hour did.

James19991 t1_iuio8sx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:56 PM

But 5 on a weekday? That's still basically rush hour. I know more people these days WFH, especially on Monday, but next year Halloween will not be on a Tuesday.

UnsurprisingDebris t1_iuioikd wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:58 PM

The sun sets at 6:15. The city is prioritizing children's safety over everything else.

Puzzleheaded-Equal70 t1_iuiqrcx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:13 PM

If this is the case though, why didn't they have trick or treat over the weekend?

UnsurprisingDebris t1_iuirfbo wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:17 PM

You know, I've put a lot of thought into it, even before this thread popped up. The city could do it on a Sunday, but I'm sure there would be a ton of pushback from football fans.

Of course that brings up Saturday, but typically the Saturday before Halloween is a big party night and people would likely have a problem with that also (more drunk drivers on Saturday evenings).

I think there is really a lot of compromise being made here. I wish a city representative could tell us why they chose the time like they did, but without further information from a representative I'm going to say it was the safest time to do it.

alwaysboopthesnoot t1_iuj3tuz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:39 PM

Not just football fans. it’s Sunday (and while I know others do Friday or Saturday worship), in the past there was a great deal of pushback from religious groups who feel this is “Satan’s work” or that “masks are a tool of the devil”.

Seriously. Whole campaigns sprang up to end Sunday Halloween parties and celebrations of Hallowern events.

Then you have families whose kids are in clubs, travel sports. dance, voice and theater groups who miss out b/c rehearsals or meets are on whatever weekend day ends up being chosen.

We’re in the burbs and it’s always 6-8 pm on whatever day the 31st falls. No exceptions. But not everybody does it that way

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UnsurprisingDebris t1_iuipv9e wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:07 PM

You are entitled to your opinion, but most rush hour vehicle traffic takes place on main thoroughfares which are few and far between residential streets where most kids will trick or treating.

On top of that you have the fact that rush hour typically has heavy traffic which actually would mean that vehicles should be moving slower if anything making it more safe than if it wasn't rush hour.

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James19991 t1_iuir6ra wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:15 PM

Then they should have just had it on Sunday evening then, because a lot of people who work in person aren't even going to be home or just getting home, and not ready to be on their front porch or take their kids out at that time.

UnsurprisingDebris t1_iuirlbk wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:18 PM

You can see my comment I just made to someone else proposing the same idea. I personally wouldn't oppose it happening on a Sunday evening.

James19991 t1_iuisxur wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Sunday evening would probably be the best for the convenience of a majority of people, and also have the least traffic of any day of the week during the evening. Even last year though, they did not start in the city until 5:30 and it went until 7:30.

Wouldwoodchuck t1_iuiyrel wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:05 PM

*Bullets

Informal_Avocado_534 t1_iujd2ew wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:41 PM

Children are three times more likely to be struck and killed by a car on the holiday than any other day of the year

jralll234 t1_iuk4ks1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:00 PM

Murrysville is 5-7. It’s stupid, but it actually worked this year because of the weather.

James19991 t1_iuk5ei4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:06 PM

I'm here in Bellevue where it's 6:00 to 8:00. When I was getting home from CVS a little after 6:00, it was absolutely packed outside. It still sounds busy from my second floor apartment.

Hefty_Woodpecker4730 t1_iujy6lr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:09 PM

You want your kids out once it's dark on the city! It's that obnoxiously early bc of the obnoxious out of control youth

James19991 t1_iujyp5o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:13 PM

If kids will be okay literally one block away from the city going until 8:00 in the surrounding boroughs, I think it will be okay in the city.

Hefty_Woodpecker4730 t1_iujyvj6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Well see on the news at 11 I guess.

Hefty_Woodpecker4730 t1_iujywoj wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:15 PM