When I drive through a 20 mph school zone, what does "When Children Are Present" mean?
On school days the 20 miles per hour school speed limit is enforced under the following conditions:
- School children are occupying or walking within the marked crosswalk.
- School children are waiting at the curb or on the shoulder of the roadway and are about to cross the roadway by way of the marked crosswalk.
- School children are present or walking along the roadway, either on the adjacent sidewalk or, in the absence of sidewalks, on the shoulder within the posted school speed limit zone extending 300 feet, or other distance established by regulation, in either direction from the marked crosswalk.(ref. WAC 468-95-350 and Spokane County Code Section 46.61.4160)

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1. Can I get a stop sign installed to slow down traffic in my neighborhood?
2. When I see the red lights flashing on a school bus, when do I need to stop?
3. Why do some roads have painted stripes and others do not?
4. I was told if I flash my headlights while approaching a traffic signal it will change to a green light. Is this true?
5. I have a deaf/blind child, how do I get a deaf/blind warning sign for the road in front of my house?
6. When I drive through a 20 mph school zone, what does "When Children Are Present" mean?
7. How do I get a "School Bus Stop Ahead" sign?
8. How are speed limits established?
9. How can I get a speed limit raised/lowered?
10. What is Spokane County's policy regarding "Children at Play" signs?
11. I noticed what I believe is an unsafe area along a road that could use some guardrail, how is this requested?
12. I live on a private road, (typically with a "Lane" designation). Who maintains the signs?