Lansdale Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Lansdale, 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 Lansdale 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:

• "The continued proliferation of high-density housing. Our roads are not sufficient to keep the current traffic flowing and it's only going to get worse."

• "The slight turn on Sumneytown between the Sunoco and the Old Giant supermarket where nut cases drive 100 mph to beat everybody to the single lane into the borough."

• "Easily driving north on Broad, approaching Main. Absolutely no visibility due to the insanely ugly placement of the biggest eyesore to date, Rite Aid."

• "Being new to the area I have to say the needles I have found laying out in the open on the ground. Anyone could walk on them, not to mention a child picking one up."

• "Intersection of Montgomery Glen Drive and North Wales Road (behind Home Depot). Needs to be a 4-way stop sign."

• "Lansdale Post Office always has such deep potholes! They do a quick fix patch job and they're back again. Just redo the parking lot. Please."

• "Intersection of Knapp Road and Lansdale Avenue."

• "Drugs! Even with all the bars that have closed down it's still there."

• "Any entrance/exit of a Wawa."

• "I think there needs to be a left arrow at the intersection of Main Street and Cannon Avenue."

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