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We have to draw a line somewhere. Argue about the specific mph all you want, but where I live, the school zones are congested. Not only are there kids and busses around, there are people trying to enter/exit the school driveway. Like it or not, there is a public safety concern and the speed limit slows everyone down for a reason.

As far as limits posted according to what "safety dictates", who decides? What is safe for some may not be safe for others. We elect people to run governments to decide.

Argue about the specific mph all you want, but where I live, the school zones are congested. Not only are there kids and busses around, there are people trying to enter/exit the school driveway. Like it or not, there is a public safety concern and the speed limit slows everyone down for a reason.

MOST school zones, MOST of the time (during the enforceable hours) are not congested, and there are no children present to generate an enhanced risk justifying abnormally low speeds.

Your mention of a "reason" is usually not justified.

What I don't get is how these kids survive the portion of their walk to and from school that is not in the school zone.

What I observe of student behavior outside of schools (when they are actually present by the street, and when going slow is important) is that they seem to have been taught a contempt for automobiles. Could the leftists at the front of the classroom be teaching kids the same values held by the leftists who rail against cars in favor of socialist transit?