Hoboken Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Hoboken, 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 Hoboken 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:

• "Speeding cars and cars disregarding stop signs or pedestrians on crosswalks."

• "Cars not stopping at stop signs and cars stopping where there are no stop signs."

• "People on bikes who don't look when they cross a street and then get mad at you when you almost hit them, and people texting while walking!"

• "Pedestrian safety. Cars travel well over the posted speed limit, "rolling stops" at stop signs, and failing to look both ways at stop signs."

• "Bicyclists on sidewalks, or going wrong way on a one way street."

• "Speeding cars are out of control! Hoboken is a walking town!"

• "Not enough cops patrolling by the river! Too many bodies turn up with no explanation."

• "Bicyclists not following the rules of the road."

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