Parsippany Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Parsippany, 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 Parsippany 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:

• "The Cherry Hill Rd overpass over Rt 80, specifically the way the lanes merge together and there are 80 entrance and exits on both sides of the road."

• "Lack of police enforcement of cars that should stop at pedestrian crosswalks, sidewalks"

• "Lack of continuous sidewalks along neighborhood roads and pedestrians not using the sidewalks we do have."

• "The lack of sidewalks, sidewalks that randomly end, and start on the other side of the road. Also, the lack of pedestrian responsibility. Cars aren't 100% to blame for unsafe situations."

• "I'm reading these comments and I'm struck by how lucky we all are that these are our biggest safety concerns. In so many communities, the answer would be gun violence, violent crime, gang warfare, etc."

• "People passing through the school zones at high rates of speed to avoid the traffic going to and from sylvan way and the like."

• "The lights not being turned on around the running/walking path at Veterans Park."

• "The overabundance of deer and their potential to carry tics."

• "NJ Transit Busses speeding up and down Minnehaha! Also, the side streets should be one side of street parking, they are too narrow as it is."

• "Many roads don't have sidewalks it's pretty dangerous to walk on the narrow streets."

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