School areaPortugal
12. 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 Portugal?
School approaches may have signed 30 km/h zones or other locally set restrictions; check the traffic signs rather than applying a uniform figure to every school.
🔗 pgdlisboa.pt • Portugal, Código da Estrada — articles 3, 24–28, 33–35, 38, 41, 49; RST A warnings
🔗 ansr.pt • ANSR official RST — corrected 2019 republication, sign descriptions and markings
🔗 pgdlisboa.pt • PGDL Road Code, second page — pedestrian and crossing provisions, articles 99–104
Does a school warning sign in Portugal automatically set the speed limit?
A children or school warning alerts you to a potential hazard; the enforceable numerical speed limit depends on the applicable law, regulatory signs and any time or variable display. Slow further if children are near the road.
🔗 pgdlisboa.pt • Portugal, Código da Estrada — articles 3, 24–28, 33–35, 38, 41, 49; RST A warnings
🔗 ansr.pt • ANSR official RST — corrected 2019 republication, sign descriptions and markings
🔗 pgdlisboa.pt • PGDL Road Code, second page — pedestrian and crossing provisions, articles 99–104
How should you pass a school entrance in Portugal?
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.
🔗 pgdlisboa.pt • Portugal, Código da Estrada — articles 3, 24–28, 33–35, 38, 41, 49; RST A warnings
🔗 ansr.pt • ANSR official RST — corrected 2019 republication, sign descriptions and markings
🔗 pgdlisboa.pt • PGDL Road Code, second page — pedestrian and crossing provisions, articles 99–104

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