Cherry Hill Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Cherry Hill, NJ- 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 Cherry Hill 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:

• "Kings Highway center turning lanes. People come into it from both directions. You see it cause a lot of accidents."

• "Route 70's construction at Barclay Farm's shopping center. The traffic trying to make left-hand turns at Sawmill. One cop sitting in his car dozing while 50 cars trying to make turns, risking their lives between 3-7 p.m. daily for two months."

• "I think there is a big safety issue with careless drivers. The cell phone users create a defensive driving obstacle course and are oblivious to the dangers!"

• "The intersection of Springdale and Evesham Rd."

• "Speeders. My street seems to have races daily."

• "Between the speeding and the road conditions, Cooper Landing Rd. is awful."

• "Areas with no sidewalks where kids get picked up on buses. Coles Ave. needs speed bumps."

• "Heroin"

• "Route 70 from PJ's to Marlton! Absolutely terrible."

• "I don't know about safety, but Chapel needs to be repaved. It's horrible."

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