(a) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this article the complaint and the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, and the speed limit applicable within the area, and in the event charge shall also be made of violation of any other provision of this Traffic Code the complaint and the summons or notice to appear shall also specify such other offense alleged to have been committed.
(b) The provisions of this Traffic Code declaring speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident. (1976 Code Sec. 18-48)