2013 Oregon Driver Manual - Oregon Department of Transportation

School Zones
Be particularly alert at all times for children and pedestrians in a school
zone. Follow the signs or fl ashing lights that warn you that you are
approaching a school or a school crossing. School hours are not the only
time children are present. You must obey the slower posted speed limit of
20 mph in school speed zones under the following circumstances:
• Any time a yellow light on a school speed sign is fl ashing, indicating
that children are arriving at or leaving school.
• Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on school days, as posted on
signs in a school zone adjacent to school grounds.
• Any time children are present at a school crosswalk not adjacent to
school grounds, which means:
– children are waiting at a crosswalk.
– children are occupying or walking within a crosswalk.
– a traffi c patrol member is present to assist children at a crosswalk.
Stop and yield to students who are crossing and when a traffi c patrol
member signals you to do so. Police may cite you if you do not stop or
yield the right of way to students who are crossing. If you are unsure
whether or not it is a school day, slow down to 20 mph when entering a
school zone.
Signs may be posted in school zones notifying drivers that traffi c fi nes
are higher in a school zone.
Children at Play
As a driver, be extra careful in residential areas and at times and places
where children are likely to be around, such as a park. Do not drive too
close to parked cars that may block your view. Teach your own children
the basics of being a safe pedestrian at an early age. Always be extra
watchful when backing in or out of a driveway. Children may run behind
or be playing behind your vehicle.
You as a Pedestrian
Although drivers must yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, pedestrians
must not suddenly leave a curb or other safe waiting place and walk
into the path of a vehicle if it is so close that it is an immediate hazard.
Vehicles cannot stop instantly.
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