Natick Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Natick, 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 Natick 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:

• "A lack of safe bicycle lanes"

• "Traffic- as we get more over-crowded, traffic, accidents and the inability of emergency vehicles to get through could be a nightmare waiting to happen."

• "Drivers cutting down side streets to avoid the Route 27 traffic jams"

• "Not the biggest issue --- people not using the crosswalks."

• "Transparency and lack of communication on the town's spending and future development plans."

• "Daily traffic jams on 27"

• "We need traffic calming measures. Everywhere."

• "Speen street speeding"

• "Traffic, speeding and distracted drivers"

• "Drivers are so bad!"

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