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22. 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.

Children warning sign in Maronovsky Lane. (Moscow, Russia)
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What speed rules apply around schools in Russia?

Signed restrictions and pedestrian crossings may apply near schools; the mere presence of a school does not establish the same additional speed limit on all roads.

🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Traffic Rules 1.3–1.5, 8–13 and Annexes 1–2, actual controls and safe movement

🔗 static.government.ru • Government of Russia — enacted Resolution 1088, 28 August 2026, full one-page amendment to document-presentation footnote

Does a school warning sign in Russia 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.

🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Traffic Rules 1.3–1.5, 8–13 and Annexes 1–2, actual controls and safe movement

🔗 static.government.ru • Government of Russia — enacted Resolution 1088, 28 August 2026, full one-page amendment to document-presentation footnote

Warning for children. Warning for children.

English • Traffic sign 1.23 • Children. A section beside a children's facility where children may enter the carriageway.

Русский • 1.23 • Дети. Впереди участок у детского учреждения, где на проезжей части могут появиться дети.

How should you pass a school entrance in Russia?

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.

🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Traffic Rules 1.3–1.5, 8–13 and Annexes 1–2, actual controls and safe movement

🔗 static.government.ru • Government of Russia — enacted Resolution 1088, 28 August 2026, full one-page amendment to document-presentation footnote

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