South Dakota Operator License Knowledge Practice Test
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You come to a school zone. The sign shows a lower speed limit when its lights flash. The lights are flashing, but you see no children near the road. What should you do?
Blue A approaches a school speed-limit sign with flashing yellow lamps. No children or guard are visible. The official face shows an example lower limit of 20 and WHEN FLASHING; A has no speed or route annotation.
Correct answer: Obey the lower school-zone limit while the lights flash
Why
Children near schools may run into the street without looking, so a lower speed gives you time to stop. In South Dakota, failure to obey school-zone signs and signals is a misdemeanor. State law also sets 15 mph as the top speed when you pass a school during recess or while children go to or leave school.
Verified against South Dakota Driver License Manual · Pedestrians · p. 61
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