Melrose Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Melrose, 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 Melrose 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:

• "Intersection at Lynn Fells and Melrose Street near the high school. And drivers talking on their cell phones"

• "Cars driving too fast in school zones, residential neighborhoods, everywhere"

• "Lack of sidewalks and crosswalks on the Lynn fells headed toward Saugus"

• "Terrible sideways, I'm legally blind and my cane hits every one!"

• "Lights at corner of Grove and Main St. Almost got hit by an ambulance there. Blind corner"

• "Bumped out sidewalks"

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