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The word SCHOOL on an upper line and XING on a lower line, painted as bold white block letters on dark gray pavement. The letters are large and fill the frame, with the outer edges of each word running to the image border.
MUTCD
3B.21
Position
word
Color
white
Type
symbolic
National · Pavement Markings

SCHOOL XING Pavement Legend

School crossing ahead; slow down, watch for children, and yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

This white word legend, painted in the travel lane, warns drivers that a school crossing is just ahead (XING is the abbreviation for crossing). Slow down, scan both sides of the road for children, and be ready to stop for pedestrians or a crossing guard using the crosswalk. As at any marked crosswalk, do not pass a vehicle that is stopped ahead of you, because it may be yielding to someone you cannot yet see. The legend supplements the nearby school warning signs so the message reaches drivers who are watching the road surface.

In the same family

Related markings

The word STOP in large white block letters painted on dark pavement, oriented to be read by an approaching driver.
STOP Pavement Legend
The word YIELD in white uppercase block letters, centered on a dark gray background.
YIELD Pavement Word Marking
The word ONLY in bold white uppercase letters on dark gray pavement. The letters fill the height of the frame, and the O at the left edge and the Y at the right edge are slightly cut off by the sides of the image.
ONLY Pavement Legend
The word SCHOOL painted in large white block capital letters on dark roadway pavement, oriented to be read by an approaching driver.
SCHOOL Pavement Word Marking
White block letters on dark pavement, reading PED on the upper line and XING on the lower line, forming a two-line pavement word marking.
PED XING Pavement Legend
Source

AI-generated SVG, Federal MUTCD 11th Edition (2023) Part 3 reference (original)

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