Middletown Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Middletown, 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 Middletown 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:

• "Trees and bushes blocking our sight-line into intersections. You have to be halfway out into the intersection before you can see if cars are coming."

• "Yes, the traffic. People run stop signs all time in residential areas."

• "Running stop signs and cutting cars off. I leave work from downtown at 3 p.m. and I've seen so many school buses cut off cars and these buses are packed with kids. The other day I saw two buses, one right after the other cut people off. One ran a red light and the other make a left turn cutting off the car in front of me."

• "I live in a apartment complex and those FedEx and UPS trucks fly up the hill. And a lot of children crossing street or playing in lots dodge their trucks. And the speeders up and down Woodbury apartments and others at high speed."

• "Homeless, addicts wandering our streets with no where to go. I was approached 2 days ago in front of my house, and on Main Street had another slam right into the back of my car and damage my vehicle!"

• "Speeding (specifically: Newfield St, Westfield St, Stack St, Spring St and residential neighborhoods) lack of crossing guards (MacDonough School at Spring and High Streets & Stack and Grove Streets)"

• "That ridiculous curvy mess they made of High Street."

• "Route 17 to Route 9 north on ramp many rear end accidents."

• "No sidewalks, speeding & reckless driving"

• "Not enough crossing guards"

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