Is the reason for disliking this anything more than " I like to drive fast" or "I don't get the point"?
Low limits within city limits have been found to be very beneficial, and the only negative associated with a limit as low as 30 has been a minor increase in individual travel time.
If it takes you an extra 30 seconds to get where you're going because you hit 3 playground zones at 8PM, isn't that worth the benefits of higher safety, more conscious drivers, better mileage (though at a block or two that benefit is more applicable to other residential areas), and the possible improvements to traffic flow?
I can see why people don't like it, I don't agree, but personally, I'd rather they all just be "SLOW" zones and have them run 24/7 to avoid some of the semantics.
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