MUTCD R1-9b · Regulatory signs
Overhead sign indicating school crossing ahead
What it means
Overhead sign indicating school crossing ahead.
What to do about it
It is a regulatory sign: it states a law you must obey, not a suggestion. Ignoring it is a citable violation. (MUTCD R1-9b.)
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Get the appSign designations follow the MUTCD and the California MUTCD published by Caltrans; meanings are checked against the California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025). Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the regulatory signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- R1-7a Combined sign instructing to wait on stop and proceed slowly when indicated
- R1-8 Instructs drivers to proceed slowly when the indication is displayed
- R1-9 Overhead sign indicating pedestrian crossing ahead
- R1-9a Alternative overhead sign design for pedestrian crossing
- R1-9c Alternative overhead sign design for school crossing
- R1-10P Supplemental plaque indicating exception for right turn movements
