MUTCD S4-2P · School area signs
Supplemental plaque indicating school zone rules apply when children are present
What it means
Supplemental plaque indicating school zone rules apply when children are present.
What to do about it
It is a school sign: the fluorescent yellow-green pentagon marks school zones and crossings. Slow down and watch for children. (MUTCD S4-2P.)
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Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the school area signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- S1-1 Beginning of a school zone area
- S3-2 School bus turns ahead
- S4-1P Supplemental plaque indicating specific times of day when school zone rules apply
- S4-3P Supplemental plaque identifying a school area
- S4-4P Supplemental plaque indicating rules apply when signal is flashing
- S4-5 Upcoming school speed limit zone
