Whats with all the morons speeding through school/playground zones?

[gheart008]

well... i must say... its not against the law going 40 in those zones.... the road's limit is 40 right?

but people are in a rush to.... "who knows where, who cares about the kids, they should stay away from the roads" - Trollers
even if you're going 30 and have a slow reaction, going what ever speed will be bad anyways
going 30 on a 40 road will only create more road rage to and not pay attention the the kids running around =/

All the school zones I have passed through have 40 kph signs just before them.. Do the ones you're referring to have 30 kph signs?

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OP, driving 40kmh is what you SHOULD be doing in a school zone, not going snail's pace at 30kmh (which obstructs traffic). Occasionally, if the school zone is empty (i.e. Summer), going 45kmh isn't too bad IMO. The most important point is keep your focus. Look ahead, watch out of children, especially those who love to run across the road to catch a bus, or simply cross the road between parked cars/trucks. If you dont drive safe, it doesnt matter how fast you are driving, you are going to run over that child/children.

Don't know where the OP is from, but in GVR, all school/park zones are 30kmh.

[forthewinwin]

Most of the time they have those flashing signs that indicate people should drive 40, or else drive at posted speed... I think OP is living somewhere special where the school zone is 30...

Here in BC it's 30, lol. Of course no one ever follows it and everyone goes like 50-60

[XtremeModder]

What time do you get out of work? Usually school is over when people are on their way home from work on a standard 9-5 job.

7am is when I finish, so 7:15-7:30 is when I get home. Lots of speeders and stop sign runners around my area. Hell some woman went right off the road a couple weeks ago and smoked a tree pretty hard. Air bags and everything went off.

[PMM1]

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30km/hr that's ridiculous, i hope i wont be following ur *****

I realize Toronto is the center of the universe, but School zone speed is 30Km from 8-5 in BC. Note schools are closed for the summer, so school zone speed doesn't apply in BC

[KL]

School zone speed is 30Km from 8-5 in BC. Note schools are closed for the summer, so school zone speed doesn't apply in BC

At least you have the 8-5 time window, most locations in GTA do not have that, as well it still doesn't matter if it's summer as there are summer schools still.

Regardless, I tend to slow down just a bit in the school zones, just as I still quickly check both directions going through a green light, just in case.

[Heero01]

If that were the case 100% of the time then why would the speed limit reduction be necessary? Kids do dart out sometimes, are you willing to risk on possibly hitting a child and had to deal with the consquence for the rest of your life? I'm not, and no one should. I actually go 30kph or even 20kph when I turn on to a side street.



Have some patience, it will be good for you.



Drive at reasonable speed relative to the traffic, road, and weather conditions is a sign of responsibility, and maturety.

Before you think I am one of those "Slow Pokes", I assure you I am not, I've gone fast in the past, sometimes very fast, and looking back now a few times irresponsibly fast, I can still hang with the traffic flow just fine and have two cars currently that can easily get me in trouble if I didn't have the discretion, however I have not had an accident in almost 30 years, and have not had a speeding ticket for well over 10 years, how you might ask? By driving responsibly, and maturely.

I'll try and take your advice. Unfortunately these days, having patience works against you.

[Chingyul]

30 km/h in school and playground zones in Alberta too.

[yao416]

School limit plus 5

[Mr.Sea]

If it is not during school hours, I disregard any signage that mentions "School Zone". I will drive 50km/h.

On a side note, I had seen (and nearly hit) a pedestrian that crossed at a school crossing at 10pm at night. They were not wearing any reflective clothing, there was no overhead lighting on the area. They got an earful of my horn. Idiots should be using a school crossing like that at night.

[iownyou]

If it is not during school hours, I disregard any signage that mentions "School Zone". I will drive 50km/h.

On a side note, I had seen (and nearly hit) a pedestrian that crossed at a school crossing at 10pm at night. They were not wearing any reflective clothing, there was no overhead lighting on the area. They got an earful of my horn. Idiots should be using a school crossing like that at night.

maybe if you had slowed down, it wouldn't be such a close miss....
speed limit is there for a reason, stop giving yourself excuses for breaking it..... there are many school activities at night, esp in the summer....

it looks like you should stay off the road at night...

[DontAskDontTell]

7am is when I finish, so 7:15-7:30 is when I get home. Lots of speeders and stop sign runners around my area. Hell some woman went right off the road a couple weeks ago and smoked a tree pretty hard. Air bags and everything went off.

Nice. Coworker of yours? My morning commute home is a race against time as im usually falling asleep half way home. the bright morning sun + DVP condestion are formidabble foes. Lol.

[XtremeModder]

Nice. Coworker of yours? My morning commute home is a race against time as im usually falling asleep half way home. the bright morning sun + DVP condestion are formidabble foes. Lol.

No some random person but it was stupid, how do you hit a tree?

[Cytosol]

I was actually going to make basically the exact same topic. I've certainly noticed the same thing, as I pass through a playground zone twice a day to and from work. At least 50% of the time, someone will be very obviously speeding, if not pass me.

The only reason I can think of is that people are somehow stupid enough to think playground zones aren't in effect while school is out, or just plain mix them up and think they are school zones. I NEVER even go 1km over, because I know the consequences are just brutal. It's simply not worth risking to shave about 5 seconds off my commute.

It's to the point where people will ride my ***** half way through the zone, then angrily switch lanes, then speed up to 50 or 60. Every time that happens I just hope to god a cop saw it.

On the other hand, it isn't enforced nearly enough. In my last 3 years of driving, I haven't once seen a cop set up a speed trap for school/playground zones. I guess construction zones and off ramps are much more lucrative.