school zone

Slow-down district nearby

A school zone is an area around a school where special traffic rules apply—typically reduced speed limits and restrictions during arrival and dismissal times.

Signs mark the boundaries: Slow down, you're entering a school zone.

The term extends to any designated safety perimeter around educational facilities.

Opposites
speed and traffic regulation

school zonefreeway

Highway without tolls

interstate · autobahn · open highway · highway · expressway

urban/institutional vs. open road context

school zoneopen road

Unobstructed route ahead

rural highway · highway · freeway · open highway · industrial zone

Family

school, zone, schooling, schooled, schools, schoolgirl, schoolboy, preschooler, schoolmate

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