This sign means?
- Watch for pedestrians
- You are entering a playground zone
- School zone, reduce speed when children are present ✓
- You are entering a playground area
Answer: C. School zone, reduce speed when children are present
The sign means you are in a school zone, so reduce your speed when children are present.
Why this is the answer
The handbook lists this as a school zone sign and gives its message as reducing speed when children are present. It groups school, playground and crosswalk signs together as signs for areas where drivers need extra caution. That fits the answer: the sign is warning you about a school zone and telling you to slow down when children are there, not simply marking a crossing or playground.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Watch for pedestrians — Watching for pedestrians is linked in the handbook to crosswalk signs and yielding or preparing to stop, while this sign specifically tells drivers to reduce speed when children are present in a school zone.
- B. You are entering a playground zone — A playground zone is listed separately with its own 30 km/h limit from dawn to dusk, so it is not the same meaning as this school zone sign.
- D. You are entering a playground area — Entering a playground area is closer to the playground nearby sign, which tells drivers to be prepared to slow down, not the school zone message about children being present.
Remember it
Pair the word “school” with “children present” in your mind so you keep school-zone signs separate from playground and crosswalk signs.