Measures　of　traffic　organization　and　traffic　management　in　school　zones,　key　protection　areas　for　traffic　safety,　have　been　increasingly　discussed　by　govemment　administrations　at　all　levels　and　researchers　as　well.　Juveniles’　trips　occur　frequently　near　school　areas,　especially　in　primary　and　secondary　school　zones.　The　sensitive　topic　of　these　vulnerable　road　users　encountering　traffic　accidents　tends　to　draw　the　whole　society’s　attention.　In　this　regard,　the　paper　analyzed　different　traffic　characteristics　of　20　primary　school　zones　in　Beijing.　With　the　startingpointof　traffic　safety　in　the　area,　the　paper　divided　these　school　zones　by　type,　which　was　then　verified　preliminarily　reliable　and　proper,　by　means　of　field　measurement　and　driving　simulation　test,　with　speed　characteristics　as　the　major　basis　for　judgment.　By　doing　this,　the　authors　look　forward　to　providing　a　theoretical　basis　for　carrying　out　measures　of　traffic　organization　and　traffic　management.　©　2017,　Aracne　Ed.　All　rights　reserved.