23Speed-limit in a school zone

23 Speed-limit in a school zone

(1)  The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a school zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the school zone sign on a road, or the road, into the zone.

Note 1 Length of road is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 A school zone sign may indicate that it applies only at certain times, on certain days or in certain circumstances – see rules 317 and 318.

Note 3 This subrule applies to road-related areas in the school zone – see rule 11(2).

(2)  A school zone is –

(a) if there is a school zone sign and an end school zone sign, or a speed-limit sign with a different number on the sign, on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs – that length of road; or

(b) if there is a school zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection, nor a sign mentioned in paragraph (a), on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end – that length of road; or

(c) in any other case – the network of roads in an area with –

(i) a school zone sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and

(ii) an end school zone sign, or a speed-limit sign indicating a different number, on each road out of the area.

Note Intersection is defined in the dictionary.

(3)  In subrule (2)(c)(i) and (ii) –

road does not include a road-related area.

Note 1 Road-related area is defined in rule 13.

| School zone sign |

| End school zone sign |

Note 2 There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs – see the diagrams in Schedule 3.