School zone speed limit
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Unless a lower limit is posted, what is the speed limit within 500 feet of a school when kids are outside or crossing?
The rule
When kids are outside or crossing near a school (within 500 feet), the limit is 25 mph. Some school zones are posted as low as 15 mph.
Within 500 feet of a school, the limit is 25 mph whenever kids are outside or crossing. Some zones post a lower limit. 25 school, homes, shops · 15 blind corner, alley, rail crossing.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 50. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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