End School Zone Sign: Meaning and What to Do
The white rectangle reading END SCHOOL ZONE marks the point where the school zone's special rules stop. Beyond it, the reduced school speed limit no longer applies and the ordinary limit for the street resumes, unless a new speed limit sign says otherwise.
End School Zone Sign
The sign gives the zone a definite end so drivers are not left guessing where they may resume speed, and so enforcement has a clear boundary. A related sign, End School Speed Limit, is used where only the speed restriction ends while other school rules continue.
What to do when you see the end school zone sign
Hold the school zone speed until you have passed the sign, then resume the street's regular limit gradually while still watching for children who walk beyond the zone's edge. Check for a speed limit sign after it; the regular limit may be posted again there.
The signs it is confused with
Tests pair it with the School Speed Limit sign that begins the zone and with the yellow-green School Crossing pentagon. White regulatory signs in the school series use the same yellow-green color only on the SCHOOL panel; this end sign has no panel at all.
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What does the end school zone sign mean?
The school zone and its reduced speed limit end here. The regular limit for the street applies beyond the sign.
Can I speed up as soon as I see it?
Once you pass it. Until then you are still in the zone, and even after it, children who walked out of the zone may be beside the road.
What limit applies after the sign?
The street's regular posted limit. It is often reposted just after the end sign; if not, the limit in force before the zone resumes.
Is there a sign for the end of just the speed limit?
Yes, End School Speed Limit, used where the reduced speed ends but the zone's other rules, such as passing restrictions, continue for a distance.
How does this sign appear on the written test?
As a meaning question in the school-zone group, asking when the reduced limit stops applying.