Enfield Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Enfield, CT- Summer’s nearly here and with each walk in the park, day at the pool and backyard BBQ comes the risk of snakebites, drowning and fires, but don’t worry! There’s no reason to stay cooped up inside all season.

Patch put together a list of summer safety tips to keep you safe and having fun while the weather’s warm. Make sure to give snakes their distance and always swim with a buddy to stay carefree during the dog days.

Keeping these tips in mind, there are other possible dangers that affect Enfield residents year round.

We asked Patch Readers what they thought the biggest safety issues were in their town. Here’s a list of the most pressing problems, from break-ins to traffic jams:

• "Cars flying by school buses daily"

• "Seniors not being identified in our EMS"

• "Heroin and opioids getting into the hands of kids, teens and adults. This epidemic needs to be stopped."

• "Drug abuse tops the list. Next would be traffic safety."

• "Drugs and chaos in the middle school (bullying, fighting, drugs in and out of school). It's toxic."

• "Speeding all over, no sidewalks, drugs but at least the EPD is catching them."

• "People running stop signs. Happens to me daily and I drive under 5 miles to work."

• "Bad driving. I commute to Hartford but the speeding is worse here."

• "Distracted driving"

Is there a problem that wasn’t mentioned? Share it with us in the comments below or on our Enfield Patch Facebook page.