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Difficulty: MediumSchool Buses and Children Zones

You are driving on a multi-lane city street with a posted standard speed limit of 35 mph. You enter a school zone where a sign reads 'SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT 20 WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.' The warning beacons on the sign are currently dark and not flashing, but you observe several school children gathered near the curb at a crosswalk. Which of the following describes your legal requirement regarding vehicle speed?

  1. Reduce your speed to 20 mph or lower because children are present near the roadway, activating the reduced school zone speed restriction.Answer
  2. B
    Maintain your speed at 35 mph because school zone speed limits only apply when yellow warning beacons are actively flashing.
  3. C
    Maintain 35 mph unless children physically step into your lane of travel.
  4. D
    Come to a mandatory full stop in the traffic lane until all children leave the sidewalk area.

Answer

Reduce your speed to 20 mph or lower because children are present near the roadway, activating the reduced school zone speed restriction.
When a school zone speed sign designates the lower limit as applicable 'WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT,' seeing children gathered near the curb or sidewalk legally obligates drivers to slow down to the posted school zone speed limit (20 mph in this scenario), regardless of whether electronic warning lights are flashing.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the regulatory conditions posted on the school zone sign.
The sign specifies a 20 mph speed limit 'WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.'
Regulatory signs define the specific triggers for speed reduction.
2
Observe the surrounding environment for active conditions.
Children are gathered near the curb close to the crosswalk.
Visual observation confirms that children are physically present near the traffic corridor.
3
Determine the required legal driving action.
Slow down to 20 mph or below until clear of the school zone.
The physical presence of children activates the lowered speed limit regardless of beacon status.

Key Concept

School Zone Speed Regulations and Pedestrian Presence
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School Buses and Children Zones

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