clarify school zone for me

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

If you have witnessed how fast a child or adult running out of nowhere and crossing the road at great speed and nearly be hit then I think you would think differently.

If you had a child in that school would you want drivers to slow down or drive fast?

Guy.

I taught my kids not to run out in the street. The drivers can do what they like, as long as they keep it between the ditches.

[jcommin]

Chicago recently installed speed cameras around parks and schools. The speed limits are set by the Chicago Department of Traffic and not the community. I don't have a problem with the speed cameras around schools. In the city everyone slows done - a violation is considered a moving violation.

The problem I have is around parks. The city has really stretched the definition of what/where is a park. There are cameras for parks where the park is no where to be found. I recently complained to my alderman who responded and essentially agreed with me - it was a stretch. However he has no say what/where they go in his community he represents. Some of the cameras become revenue generators.

I see a backlash coming as some communities have few, school, park or red light cameras. I look at cameras with contempt.

[5String43]

I work on the assumption that it means go slow when kids are out and around. But just in case, I always slow way down - the limit is 25 mph here where I live.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by island911

school zones are designed to slow everyone else down to the speed of the drive-by pedophiles.

Yeah, people are always criticising pedophiles, but at least they drive nice and slowly through school zones.






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