School Speed Limit Assembly Sign (S5-1)
The school speed limit assembly sign is a rect v and its colour is white. It is a school zone sign. It marks where children may be crossing and where the speed limit drops during posted hours.
At a glance
| Shape | rect v |
|---|---|
| Color | white |
| Category | School zone signs |
| MUTCD code | S5-1 |
| Legend | SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT WHEN FLASHING |
How the test asks about it
- 1.
The beacons on this sign are not flashing and no children are visible. What speed applies?
Not quiteCorrect answer: D — The normal posted limit for that road
A WHEN FLASHING plaque makes the reduced limit conditional. With the beacons dark, the ordinary limit for the road applies.
The reverse mistake is more dangerous: assuming the reduced limit is only advisory when the beacons ARE flashing. When they flash, it is an enforceable limit.
- 2.
When does the speed limit shown on this sign apply?
Not quiteCorrect answer: B — Only while the beacons on the sign are flashing
The WHEN FLASHING legend makes the lower limit conditional. The beacons are set to run during the periods when children arrive and leave, and the reduced limit is in force exactly while they flash; outside those periods the road's normal limit applies.
Waiting to see a child before slowing. The limit binds while the beacons flash whether or not anyone is in sight, and a child stepping out from between parked cars is the situation it exists for.
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