Bensalem Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Bensalem, PA- 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 Bensalem 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:

• "Lack of sidewalks. We are walkers to Valley Elementary and no matter what route you take from my house, at some point we are walking on the grass of someone's property to avoid the road."

• "School buses performing rolling stops through stop signs."

• "Lack of sidewalks, speeding school bus drivers and inconsiderate aggressive drivers."

• "They put in a casino. And now the rest of us have a new tax to cover the extra police needed. The revenue from the casino was supposed to lower or taxes."

• "Speeding through the school zone lights and going through the school bus' red flashing lights."

• "People turning out of that shopping center onto Bristol Pike block the entire intersection for the opposite traffic and nobody to move or turn because of it."

• "No walking paths for pedestrians on Gibson road. The road is hilly and it is hard to see until you're right up on the pedestrian, most of which are kids."

• "People not stopping at stop signs, running through red lights and never using signals to change lanes or turn."

• "No sidewalks and they expect kids to walk to school."

• "Heroin addiction"

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