Montville Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Montville, 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 Montville 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:

• "Turning right on red from 395 ramp onto 32 next to Podurgiel Lane! And trying to turn left out of Dunkin Donuts/Henny Penny!"

• "Sidewalks. If you want to attract young families, we want and need sidewalks. Our children can't explore the community without being hit by cars."

• "Speeding on Peter Avenue. People think it's a race track and we have small children in the neighborhood. We should have speed bumps!"

• "Vehicle theft/breaking into cars at night. Drug use and sales."

• "Old Colchester Road, people drive way too fast. Police need to enforce the speed limit."

• "Lack of officers to enforce traffic violations."

• "People forgetting roads aren't a raceway and that children like to play and ride bikes."

• "People not driving correctly. A stop sign is a STOP sign."

• "No fire hydrants."

• "Heroin use, burglaries."

• "Speeding!"

• "Heroin, hands down."

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