Ocean City Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Ocean City, 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 Ocean City 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:

• "Parking too close to the corners-can't see anything until you edge out and then it's too late you are in an accident."

• "Too many bikers who think they own the road. Pedestrians aren't a whole lot better. What a nightmare the summer is for year rounders"

• "Flooding. Not only is it a very real danger to the neighborhoods involved, but it exposes Ocean City to the ridicule of the nation, which will be impossible to erase."

• "Vacationers both in a vehicle or a bike are not aware of laws for crossing street!"

• "Pot holes every where for cars/bikers/ pedestrians not to mention nails in my tires every other week."
• "Speed and lack of attention. We need more lights in order to help the flow of traffic and help pedestrians cross the rode safely."

• "Lack of lighting along the streets by the boardwalk. People walk right out into the street and assume you see them at night. Scary to drive at times!"

• "This may not be a safety issue but more then just 3 ramps off and on Boardwalk to beach would be great. It's extremely hard to lift a beach cart full of items down a set of 6 steps and hold on to your children."

• "Heroin in the schools. The epidemic no one wants to talk about."

• "Bikes, pedestrians and shoobies feeding the seagulls."

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