Hingham Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Hingham, MA - 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 Hingham 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:

• "Hitting a turkey on the road"

• "Drivers not yielding to pedestrians at cross walks. That ties with drivers blowing through the stop signs downtown!"

• "Hingham Square!"

• "Cell phone one hand, steering wheel other hand... blinker, yielding, hmmm, next time."

• "Driving out of commuter boat lot"

• "My mother. She's 83. Please stop allowing her to renew her driver's license!"

• "J-walkers in the square"

• "Every intersection on Main Street"

• "Cell phone talking includes dangerous distracted aggressive driving"

• "Texting"

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