They are fluorescent yellow and white, and indicate a 20 mph speed limit while in the zone.
School zones on roadways adjacent to school grounds can be designated as either “When Flashing” or “School Days 7AM to 5PM.” Nearby crosswalks away from school grounds can be either “When Flashing” or “When Children are Present.”
Motorists who are stopped for speeding in a school zone can get hit with a fine between $172 and $724.
In Portland, the back-to-school speed patrols will continue every weekday for the next two weeks, with officers from all three precincts, the Traffic Division, the Transit Police Division, and Youth Services Division participating.
Officers will also enforce parking laws in and around school zones as well as red flashing light violations around school buses. Officers will conduct the patrols during the morning commute during lunch around Portland's high schools , and during the afternoon
Here's a report from CBS News from the beginning of the 2010 school year.
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