School areaHungary
21. School area
A school area is a road or group of roads near a school where large numbers of children may walk, cycle, cross the road or enter and leave vehicles. It may be identified by warning signs, zone signs, road markings, traffic-calming measures or flashing lights.
Special speed limits, parking restrictions or access rules may apply permanently or only during school arrival and departure times. Drivers should reduce speed, watch carefully for children and be prepared to stop.
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What speed rules apply around schools in Hungary?
Read both warning signs and their panels. A children-warning sign with the prescribed supplementary length panel makes 30 km/h the maximum over that section unless other traffic signs indicate otherwise. A time panel may limit when that restriction applies. Always slow further when conditions require it.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 16(1)(q);26(4),(6);40;43
Warning for children.
English • Traffic sign figure 84 • Children. There is an increased likelihood of children entering the carriageway.
Magyar • 84. ábra • Gyermekek. A gyermekeknek az úttestre lépésével fokozottan számolni kell.
Sources
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🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 16(1)q • 84. ábra
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Does a school warning sign in Hungary automatically set the speed limit?
A children-warning sign alone warns of children. With the prescribed supplementary length panel, a specific rule limits speed on that section to 30 km/h unless another traffic sign indicates otherwise. The panel may also state the applicable times; read the whole sign combination.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 16(1)(q);26(4),(6);40;43
How should you pass a school entrance in Hungary?
Watch for children stepping out from between parked vehicles, obey crossings and any school patrol, and follow stopping or parking restrictions. Do not obstruct visibility near a crossing or school entrance; approach at a speed that permits a safe stop.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 16(1)(q);26(4),(6);40;43

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