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School zones and areas · Playground zones and areas

School zones and areas (continued)

These hours may vary for different towns and cities according to municipal bylaws. If a municipality does establish times different from these, the times will be posted beneath the school sign. You are not permitted to pass or attempt to pass another vehicle travelling in the same direction within a school zone, when the zone is in effect.

The speed limit for both urban and rural school zones is 30 km/h unless otherwise posted.

School zone ends

  • School zone ends

A school zone ends where a traffic sign indicates:

1. a higher maximum speed, or 2. the end of the school zone.

  • End school zone
    End school zone
  • Playground zone (playground sign with maximum speed)
    Playground zone (playground sign with maximum speed)

When you approach a school sign without a speed sign attached to it, you are entering a school area. This sign is to alert drivers that children may be walking or crossing the road and you must use caution when driving through the school area.

  • School area (school sign without a speed sign)
    School area (school sign without a speed sign)

This sign alerts drivers to watch for pedestrians.

  • School crosswalk sign (yield to children)
    School crosswalk sign (yield to children)
  • School crosswalk
    School crosswalk

Playground zones and areas

When you approach a playground sign with a maximum speed sign attached to it, you are entering a playground zone. You must not exceed the posted speed, when the zone is in effect.

Playground restrictions are in effect every day from 8:30 a.m. to one hour after sunset.

These hours may vary for different towns and cities according to municipal bylaws. If a municipality does establish times different from these, the times will be posted beneath the playground sign. You are not permitted to pass or attempt to pass another vehicle travelling in the same direction within a playground zone when the speed restriction is in effect. The speed limit for both urban and rural playground zones, when the times are in effect, is 30 km/h unless

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Reproduced from the Driver's Guide: cars and light trucks (Spring 2026), Government of Alberta.

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