Westborough Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Westborough, 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 Westborough 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:

• "Ignorance of the cross walks and pedestrian rights"

• "Drivers ignoring school busses"

• "Railroad bridge"

• "The way cars fly down South Street once they break free of the rotary. It's unsafe for pedestrians, and for other cars trying to turn onto South Street especially from School, Forbes and Baxter ..."

• "People from nearby towns who try to speed through in all directions and seem to have little respect for the community members who live here ..."

• "People flying down Fisher near Kimball Road. It's Russian roulette pulling off my street to get onto Fisher."

• "Distracted drivers... So many times cars are crossing the line coming at me or in front of me [because] they're looking at their phones."

• "Downtown cross walks"

• "The Rotary"

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