School Zones
The school-zone limit is 20 mph when children are present, when the yellow lights are flashing, or during the hours shown on the sign. Speeding fines in a school zone are doubled.
Watch for students at crosswalks, school buses and crossing guards. Even outside the posted hours, slow down whenever children are nearby.
Example: at 8 a.m. you pass an elementary school and the yellow lights under the sign are flashing. You must slow to 20 mph.
Related questions
- In a school zone when children are present or lights are flashing, the speed limit is:
- Which statement about automated traffic safety cameras is correct?
- What does the sign in the picture mean?
- It is afternoon dismissal time and you pass through a school zone with its yellow lights flashing while holding 25 mph. This is:
- When does the 20 mph school zone limit apply?
- In which situation is your duty to yield to pedestrians even stricter than usual?
- You are driving through a school zone. A child is standing at the curb looking at the road, and you cannot tell whether they will step out. What should you do?