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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Yeah I got nothing. But because there is 1 or 2 or 3 "bad playground zones doesn't mean there are not "good" playground zones.
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That's my point. Make sure that all playground zones are good ones. Make sure they all make sense and enforce them effectively.
If a school has a playground that is used by children outside of school hours, sure, make that a playground zone. If it's a school that doesn't have a child within 100m of it after 4:00pm on a weekday, don't waste everyone's time by putting in a speed zone that benefits no one.
The provincial government has guidelines for where playground zones should be located, and if the city just followed those guidelines, the bad ones would disappear and everyone could focus on the good ones. Eliminate the bad zones, and people are more likely to pay attention when they go through one, and it's also easier for the police to monitor people speeding through the ones that remain.
Most importantly, if the city followed the province's guidelines on proper fencing around playgrounds and providing access to the playgrounds from less busy side streets, rather than busy main routes, playgrounds would actually be safer for the kids, even without slowing down traffic.