BC Class 5&7
School, playground and crosswalk signs
ICBC's driving guide: Signs, signals and road markings
Two zones, two different limits, two different clocks — this is the pair most often mixed up, and the difference is worth memorizing exactly.
- School zone — 50 km/h, in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days, when children are on the roadway or shoulder. If a tab underneath shows only a speed limit, that limit applies over the same hours; if the tab shows both a limit and hours, the tab wins.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0004Why are school and school crosswalk signs made fluorescent yellow-green rather than ordinary yellow?
- Q-0005It is 11 a.m. on a Sunday in July and you pass the sign shown. What speed limit applies?
- Q-0006A school zone sign shows 50 km/h with no tab underneath. When does that limit apply?
- Q-0035You approach a school crosswalk where a crossing guard has stepped onto the road and raised a hand, although no pedestrian is on the crosswalk yet. What should you do?
- Q-0036At a pedestrian-activated crosswalk, the overhead light begins to flash as you approach. What does that require?
- Q-0047You see the sign and tab shown. Which limit governs?
- Q-0073You see the sign shown ahead. What should you expect?
- Q-0088School zones and playground zones both lower the speed limit. What is the clearest difference between them?
- Q-0096How does a school crosswalk sign differ from an ordinary pedestrian crosswalk sign?
- Q-0512The sign shown has no tab underneath. What does it tell you?
- Q-0513You see the school zone sign shown. The tab underneath shows only a speed limit. When does the 30 km/h limit apply?
- Q-0525You see the yellow sign shown. What does it tell you?
- Q-0534You see the school zone sign shown, with no tab underneath. What does it tell you?