Be Aware! Oregon School Zone Speed Limits Change on Saturday

House Bill 2840, passed by the 2005 Legislature changes the law in some school zones.

Salem-News.com

(SALEM) - Oregon law will continue to require drivers to slow to 20 mph in school zones where flashing lights indicate children may be arriving at or leaving school.

What will change over the summer is that if a school zone has no flashing lights, the 20 mph speed limit will apply from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM on days when school is in session.

One simple rule of thumb will always work: Follow the signs, and when in doubt, slow down.

The speed limit is 20 mph or less in school zones in any of the following situations: any time a yellow light on a school speed sign is flashing; between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM on school days, as posted on signs in a school zone adjacent to school grounds; and crosswalks not adjacent to school grounds. This means where children are waiting at a crosswalk or occupying or walking within a crosswalk, or a traffic patrol member is present to assist children at a crosswalk.

Driving just 5 mph over the 20 mph speed limit increases the risk of hitting a child, and increases the severity of the injury when a child is struck by a vehicle.

Mid-Valley School Zone Changes Include:

OR 103

0.39 - 0.65 (Milepost)

Jewell School

OR 226

9.17 - 9.34

Evergreen Mennonite School

OR 18

21.07 - 21.21

Willamina Middle at Grand Ronde

US 20

28.56 - 28.62

Hawthorne Elem. School

US 20

30.3 - 30.38

Foster Elem. School

OR 104

4.5 - 4.64

Warrenton High School

OR 214

38.35 - 38.48

Woodburn High School

OR 36

18.12 - 18.50

Fern Ridge Jr. High (Elmira)

OR 223

1.86 - 1.92

Faith Christian School

OR 99W

63.15 - 63.19

Monmouth School

US 20

27.9 - 27.96

Sweet Home Jr. High

OR 164

5.46 - 5.66

Jefferson Elem. School

OR 51

0.99 - 1.28

Monmouth School

OR 219

27.82 - 28.02

St. Paul High School