School Sign (S1-1)
The school sign is a pentagon and its colour is fluorescent-yellow-green. 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 | pentagon |
|---|---|
| Color | fluorescent-yellow-green |
| Category | School zone signs |
| MUTCD code | S1-1 |
How the test asks about it
- 1.
This five-sided sign warns you that:
Not quiteCorrect answer: D — You are approaching a school zone or school crossing
The five-sided (pentagon) shape is used only for school zones and school crossings. Its fluorescent yellow-green colour is chosen because it is the most visible colour to the human eye in daylight.
Railroad crossings use a round yellow sign or a white crossbuck — not a pentagon.
- 2.
What does this five-sided sign mean?
Not quiteCorrect answer: B — You are approaching a school zone or school crossing
The upward-pointing pentagon is used only for school signs. The fluorescent yellow-green background is reserved for pedestrian, bicycle and school warnings.
This sign carries no words at all. Candidates who memorise it as "the sign that says SCHOOL" fail to recognise the symbol version they actually meet.
- 3.
What does this five-sided sign mean?
Not quiteCorrect answer: D — A school area or school crossing is ahead, so watch for children and be ready to slow or stop
The five-sided pentagon shape is used for school warning signs and nothing else, so the outline alone identifies it from a distance. Children step off curbs without checking, so cover the brake and scan both sides of the road.
Expecting the sign itself to require a stop. It is a warning; where a lower school speed limit applies it is posted separately on its own sign.
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