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Title: what the???
Post by: danthecatrafficlightfan on February 11, 2019, 04:47:09 PM
i have just found this bizarre school zone sign i think iv'e seen a couple around the southwest but that's it!

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4074958,-97.747551,3a,51y,11.14h,84.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svv7MfG4ojNkG6cK551Mhbw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Title: Re: what the???
Post by: kphoger on February 11, 2019, 04:52:12 PM
The school zone speed limit sign looks completely normal to me, and I'm assuming the cell phone plaque underneath it refers to a local ordinance.  I believe Beeville passed such an cell phone driving ban a couple of years ago, although I can't find any specific reference to school zones.
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: MikeSantNY78 on February 11, 2019, 04:57:06 PM
Quote from: danthecatrafficlightfan on February 11, 2019, 04:47:09 PM
i have just found this bizarre school zone sign i think iv'e seen a couple around the southwest but that's it!

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4074958,-97.747551,3a,51y,11.14h,84.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svv7MfG4ojNkG6cK551Mhbw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Some around here in the Buffalo area, too - notices to slow down and not zoom past school driveways, hopefully to avoid collisions...
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: txstateends on February 12, 2019, 03:22:58 AM
There are actually many around TX, with various styles.  Too bad there are even more people out there guilty of the offense the sign references.
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: kphoger on February 12, 2019, 01:02:36 PM
Quote from: txstateends on February 12, 2019, 03:22:58 AM
Too bad there are even more people out there guilty of the offense the sign references.

Is using a cell phone in a school zone prohibited in Texas?
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: Roadgeekteen on February 12, 2019, 01:08:32 PM
That looks like a normal sign.
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: NE2 on February 12, 2019, 01:12:29 PM
what the???

i have just found this bizarre thread i think iv'e seen a couple around fictional highways but that's it!

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=24454
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: txstateends on February 12, 2019, 06:24:47 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 12, 2019, 01:02:36 PM
Quote from: txstateends on February 12, 2019, 03:22:58 AM
Too bad there are even more people out there guilty of the offense the sign references.

Is using a cell phone in a school zone prohibited in Texas?

As of September 2013, it is against the law statewide in TX to use a cell phone for any reason in an active school zone:
https://www.traffictx.com/cell-phone-in-a-school-zone.html

Several cities around the state had their own ordinances about school zone phone use prior to the state law passage, but the offenses/penalties varied.

As of September 2017, it is against the law statewide in TX to text while driving:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article170457212.html

This one took a bit to finally pass and be law, as governor Goodhair (that would be previous TX gov Rick Perry) felt it was an overstep to regulate it, so he vetoed it during his regime.  The state legislature tried again, and it passed with Perry not there to veto it any longer.
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: US71 on February 12, 2019, 08:50:19 PM
I've seen a few assemblies with red signs "No phone zone with light is flashing".  I saw one today, but there wasn't a good place to stop for a photo.
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: jeffandnicole on February 12, 2019, 09:26:02 PM
Maybe her referring to the clearview font used throughout the sign??
Title: Re: what the???
Post by: Road Hog on February 24, 2019, 08:52:28 PM
Nothing unusual about that sign in Texas. They're everywhere.