Newark Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Newark, CA - 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 Newark 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 on Lido is a big one. We've lived on that street for 20 plus years and it awful now. Also, the crosswalk by the tortilla factory on Thornton is horrible - people never stop to let pedestrians cross!"

• "Musick Avenue, very frequent cars speeding down the street - especially with a school. We need speed bumps on this street."

• "I hope Newark Police Department sees this post or whomever needs to take action. Speed traps, police cars, speed bumps. Anything that will help slow people down."

• "Crosswalk at Newark Blvd and Brittany Street. They need to put up the blinking crosswalk."

• "Cars speeding always on Mulberry Street between Dairy and Thornton. Every single day. They need speed bumps and hopefully before someone gets hurt."

• "The youngsters with guns, tagging, speeding all through Thornton and every other back road."

• "Traffic light needed at Smith and Cedar. You have to pull out too far to see SB traffic. Difficult in a school bus"

• "Mini sideshows on Willow, Cedar, Bridge Point. Terrible!"

• "Speeding in residential areas, Cherry Avenue is now a 880 Bypass."

• "Speeding on Haley between Cedar and Mayhews Landing. Need speed bumps. Especially by the school crosswalk."

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