Lower Providence Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

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 Lower Providence 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:

• "Featherbed road at Pinetown - People fly by going down Pinetown Road"

• "The curves on Park Avenue and trucks having access to use it. Too many accidents on that stretch"

• "The biggest safety concern is keeping our schools safe and also free of drugs. Then, I would say the intersection of Eagleville Rd/Park Ave/Crawford Rd."

• "North Grange and Ridge"

• "Distracted driving and speeding"

• "Speeding through the neighborhoods especially those that are used as cut through's"

• "I agree with keeping the schools drug free! Also, I live on Egypt. The speed limit is too fast as many people drive 5-10 mph over anyhow. Texting and driving is an huge issue everywhere."

• "I say our school children interacting with drugs"

• "North Grange and Germantown. There have been countless accidents here."

• "Speeding!! (Especially on South Grange and up Ridge Pike- too many accidents!) Also on Level Road, Eagleville Road, Woodland Avenue, Summit Avenue, a school zone is put in place to keep our kids safe. The speeding through them has got to stop!"

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