(A) Reasonable and proper.
(1) Any person driving a vehicle on a street shall drive the same at a careful and prudent speed not greater than, nor less than, is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the street and any other condition then existing. No person shall drive any vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than will permit him or her to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
(2) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of division (A)(1) above, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when driving upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic, or by reason of weather or highway conditions.
(B) Speed limits established.
(1) General maximum speed limit. No vehicle, unless specifically authorized by some other provision of this code or by posted signs, shall be driven at a speed greater than 25 mph upon any street within the town. The Board of Trustees may determine that certain other speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets in certain areas, in which event, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so declared when signs are in place giving notice thereof.
(2) School zones. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in excess of 15 mph between the hours or times as posted over or upon any portion of the public streets of the town which have been designated as school zones and marked as school zones in the manner provided by the statutes and regulations of the state.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-6) Penalty, see § 70.99