School wardens stop sign

School wardens stop sign

A school warden is directing traffic to stop so that children can cross the road.

Regulatory Traffic Signs

What should you do?

Stop when the warden holds up this sign and stay stopped until the warden has returned to the footpath and lowered it, even if the children have finished crossing.

How to recognise it

A hand-held circular sign with a red ring, the word STOP and a black symbol of two children walking.

Common confusion

This is a legal instruction just like a Garda signal, so it is not optional the way slowing for a children warning sign is.

Explanation written by the My Driving Test editorial team using the Department of Transport Traffic Signs Manual conventions and the RSA Rules of the Road.

Quick Facts

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Regulatory Traffic Signs
Sign Name
School wardens stop sign
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33 signs

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