Figure 7B-3. Examples of Signing for School Area Traffic Control with School Speed Limits
This figure illustrates examples of signing for school area traffic control with school speed limits.
A vertical roadway with two-way traffic is shown with one T-shaped intersection at each end of the roadway to the right and two in the middle section to the left. Opposite the upper left-hand intersection, two rectangular shapes are shown on the east side of the roadway, representing school buildings. To the north and south of the school building are a row of "x's" and horizontal lines, representing the northern and southern school property lines.
At the bottom of the figure, a sign assembly is shown to the right of the vertical roadway in advance of a T-shaped intersection on the right and facing northbound traffic. An upward-pointing pentagon-shaped yellow sign with a black border and black symbols of two left-facing children walking is shown above a horizontal rectangular yellow plaque with a black border and the word "AHEAD" in black.
In advance of the lower left-hand intersection, a sign assembly is shown to the right of the roadway at a dimensioned distance in advance of the southern school property line and facing northbound traffic. The dimensioned distance is noted with an asterisk and "See note" indicating the note "60 m (200 ft) from the crosswalk or 30 m (100 ft) from the school property line, whichever is encountered first (see Section 7B.11)." This sign assembly is shown composed of a horizontal rectangular yellow plaque with a black border and the word "SCHOOL" in black above a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "SPEED LIMIT 20" in black mounted above a horizontal rectangular white plaque with a black border and the words "7:30-8:30 AM" and "2:30-3:30 PM" in black on two lines. To the right of this sign assembly, the word "OR" is shown and another sign assembly. This is shown as the same sign assembly but shows the words "30 km/h" instead of the numerals "20," with the numerals "30" in a black circle.
Just south of the upper left-hand intersection and opposite the school buildings, a horizontal rectangle with black and white diagonal stripes, representing a crosswalk, is shown on the vertical roadway. A sign assembly is shown to the right of the roadway on in advance of the crosswalk and facing northbound traffic. The sign assembly is shown composed of an upward-pointing pentagon-shaped yellow sign with a black border and black symbols of two left-facing children walking mounted above a horizontal rectangular yellow plaque with a black border and diagonal black arrow pointing down and to the left.
In advance of the upper right-hand intersection, a sign is shown to the right of the roadway at a dimensioned distance of beyond the northern school property line and facing northbound traffic. The dimensioned distance is noted with an asterisk and "See note" indicating the note "60 m (200 ft) from the crosswalk or 30 m (100 ft) from the school property line, whichever is encountered first (see Section 7B.11)." The sign is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "END SCHOOL ZONE" in black on three lines. To the right of this sign, the word "OR" is shown and another sign. This is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "SPEED LIMIT 45" in black. To the right of this sign, the same Speed Limit sign is shown but with the words "70 km/h" instead of the numeral "45," with the numeral "70" in a black circle.
On the left side of the roadway from the top to the bottom of the figure, the same series and placements of sign are shown facing southbound traffic.
