Plymouth Residents Sound Off on Safety Issues

Plymouth, 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 Plymouth-Whitemarsh 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:

• "Intersection of Joshua and Flourtown. Turning left on Joshua from Flourtown in either direction can be very dangerous."

• "Wish they didn't get rid of the second lane on ridge headed towards Joshua. Major back ups because cars start to take over 2 lanes so they don't have others merging in front of them."

• "Plymouth cops doing 110 mph out of the police station heading toward Sandy Hill, no lights, no sirens and kids everywhere. Been going on for at least 15 years"

• "Depends on the season I guess. First thing that comes to my mind is snow removal."

• "No sidewalk on Chemical Road between Ridge Pike and The Metroplex."

• "Turning right from Plymouth Road to Germantown Pike. There are two right turn lanes, one is right turn only, the other is straight/right turn."

• "Need pedestrian lights at Chemical and Germantown intersections."

• "Lack of sidewalks"

• "The police"

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