Randy wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > >> >>The school zone ends where the next speed zone starts. I'm not sure >>what FHWA's thinking was with the End School Zone sign (what about >>traffic that doesn't remember what the previous speed zone was >>because they turned into the school zone at a midpoint?). >> > > In Texas, I think the End School Zone sign does serve a separate legal > purpose, beyond establishing the previous speed zone. Use of cell phones > while driving is prohibited in school zones. (I think we are allowed to > run over each other due to lack of attention in other areas.) As a general > rule, a speed zone sign will be found within 50-100 yards of the end of a > school zone.
All the more reason to omit the redundant "End School Zone" sign, IMO; drivers should be focued on the task at hand at all times that they are driving, not just in school zones. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
