School crossing sign
Children may be crossing. Slow down and be ready to stop. The fluorescent yellow-green color is used for school, pedestrian and bicycle warnings.
MUTCD designation S1-1. See the federal MUTCD, page 82.
How to read signs like this
School zone and school crossing signs use fluorescent yellow-green, the color used for school, pedestrian and bicycle warnings. The five-sided pentagon shape means a school zone or school crossing.
Practice question
What does this five-sided sign warn you about?
- A You are near a school, where children may be present
- B People may be crossing at a midblock crosswalk
- C A playground is beside the road
- D A school bus stop is ahead where buses load and unload children
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A. You are near a school, where children may be present
The five-sided shape with two children is used only for school signs. It warns of a school area or the start of a school zone, and it is fluorescent yellow-green so it stands out. Slow down and watch for children who may run into the street.
Source: MUTCD 11th ed., page 1012
This sign has a small plaque below it with an arrow pointing down at the road. What does that tell you?
- A Schoolchildren cross the road at this exact spot
- B A school is located about a mile ahead
- C The school zone ends at this sign
- D School buses turn around at this spot
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A. Schoolchildren cross the road at this exact spot
A school sign with a diagonal downward arrow forms a school crossing assembly. It is placed at or as close as possible to the crosswalk children use. Be ready to stop, and obey any crossing guard.
Source: MUTCD 11th ed., page 1016
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