School areaRomania
Traffic rules
Romania
8. 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 Romania?
Romanian Regulation Article 123 requires no more than 30 km/h in built-up areas or 50 km/h outside them within the area of the Children warning sign between 07:00 and 22:00. This numerical duty follows from the Regulation, even without a separate speed-limit sign. Obey any lower applicable restriction and slow further when needed to protect children.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 120, 123, 127, 135
Warning for children.
English • Children. The warning applies from where the sign stands. For signs warning of hazardous sections, supplementary plates determine the extent of application.
Română • Copii. Semnificația indicatorului de avertizare începe din locul unde este amplasat. În cazul indicatoarelor care avertizează sectoare periculoase, zona de acțiune a indicatoarelor este reglementată prin plăcuțe adiționale.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • art. 66 alin. (3)
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • A • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 33
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2015-05-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a school warning sign in Romania automatically set the speed limit?
Romanian Regulation Article 123 requires no more than 30 km/h in built-up areas or 50 km/h outside them within the area of the Children warning sign between 07:00 and 22:00. This numerical duty follows from the Regulation, even without a separate speed-limit sign. Obey any lower applicable restriction and slow further when needed to protect children.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 120, 123, 127, 135
How should you pass a school entrance in Romania?
Watch for children emerging between parked vehicles, obey crossings and any authorised patrol, and keep sight lines clear. In Romania, the Children warning sign also carries a statutory maximum of 30 km/h in built-up areas or 50 km/h outside them between 07:00 and 22:00. Drive more slowly whenever necessary and obey any lower applicable limit.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 120, 123, 127, 135
