I try. I really do. But it is hard to keep track of all of the school zones in my neighborhood. And to make it worse, they are barely marked. But, since the local law changed recently, none of that really matters. Anyone who lives or works in Nassau County knows what I am talking about.

The whole thing makes little sense to me and particularly since children are nowhere to be found in several of the zones I have seen. I am also reasonably convinced that these slow zones actually create greater hazards when drivers are forced to quickly brake to comply.

I will pay my tickets and probably re-route my ordinary travels in order to avoid another one. Don’t get me wrong, I do understand and agree with the idea that driving around schools should be cautious but there has to be a better way.