School and work zone signs — North Carolina Permit Test

The five-sided sign warns of a school zone or school crossing; be especially watchful for children in these areas.

Children do not check for traffic the way adults do. The sign tells you to do the checking for them.

The five-sided (or pentagon) sign warns of a school zone or a school crossing. You should be especially watchful for children in these areas.

In many school zones, the speed limit is reduced during certain school hours.

The lower limit applies when children are arriving and leaving. The posted hours are part of the sign.

In many school zones, the speed limit is reduced during certain school hours.

Diamond-shaped signs that are orange with black messages warn of construction or maintenance areas; a highway work zone is identified by these unique orange signs just before it begins.

Orange means people are working in the road ahead. The speed limit drops, and the fines go up.

Diamond-shaped caution or warning signs that are orange with black messages warn about construction or maintenance areas.

Black-on-orange signs are used within a work zone to convey information and directions to drivers; stay alert and be prepared for unexpected conditions.

Inside the zone the orange signs keep talking: lane shifts, flaggers, workers in the road. Each one is a change to be ready for.

In addition to alerting drivers as they approach and enter work zones, black-on-orange signs are used within the work zone to convey specific information and directions to drivers as they travel through the work zone.

What does this sign warn of?

A school zone or school crossing. Children do not check for traffic the way adults do. The sign tells you to do the checking for them. North Carolina Driver Handbook, p.85: “The five-sided (or pentagon) sign warns of a school zone or a school crossing. You should be especially watchful for children in these areas.”