Warning Signs

School crossing

VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Warning Signs

School crossing

Meaning

The pentagon shape marks school zones and warns of school crossings. Watch for children, obey the speed limit, and follow crossing guards.

What to do

A school zone or school crossing.

Practice question

The answer stays closed until you open it.

This five-sided fluorescent yellow-green sign is posted beside a neighborhood street. What area does this shape mark?

  • A hospital zone.
  • A school zone or school crossing.
  • A railroad yard.
  • A toll plaza.
Show the answer

Answer: A school zone or school crossing.

The pentagon shape marks school zones and warns of school crossings. Watch for children, obey the speed limit, and follow crossing guards.

What does the School crossing sign mean?

The pentagon shape marks school zones and warns of school crossings. Watch for children, obey the speed limit, and follow crossing guards. This is study wording cited to VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Warning Signs. It is not a verbatim quotation from the manual.

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Next step

Open a related sign, then use the short road-signs quiz when you want mixed practice.