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School crosswalk ahead
What it means
A school crosswalk is ahead. This sign is fluorescent yellow-green so it stands out; slow down and watch for children.
Yellow diamonds (and five-sided yellow-green school signs) warn of hazards ahead.
Summarised from ICBC’s Learn to Drive Smart. Read the original: Signs signals and road markings ↗
How to recognise it
A fluorescent yellow-green diamond with two black children walking over a line.
Where you will see it
On the approach to a crosswalk used by school children.
What to do when you see it
- 1.Slow down and watch for children near the curb and in the crosswalk ahead.
- 2.Look well ahead for a crossing guard or school patrol and be ready to obey them.
On the knowledge test
The guide points out the colour: fluorescent yellow-green, so the sign stands out. Diamond shape means the crosswalk is ahead, not here.
