It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle on any street in the city of Canton, Illinois, not under the jurisdiction of the Illinois state department of public works and buildings, or the county, in an urban district within the city of Canton at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour, or in any alley in said city at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour.
It shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle on any highway outside the urban district at a speed more than fifty five (55) miles per hour.
It shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle of the first division towing another vehicle, outside of any urban district, in the said city of Canton, at more than fifty five (55) miles per hour, in an urban district at more than thirty (30) miles per hour, or more than fifteen (15) miles an hour in an alley.
Provided, that if the mayor and city council by ordinance, set other limits as provided by statute of the state of Illinois 1 , after an engineering of traffic survey, then such limits shall govern the rate of speed on the streets indicated in such ordinance. Appropriate signs shall be posted showing such speed limits.
The fact that the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable maximum speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hillcrest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway or when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic by reason of weather or highway conditions; and speed shall be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
It shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle on any street or highway within the city of Canton, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the state department of public works and buildings of the state of Illinois, or of the county of Fulton, at a speed exceeding that lawfully set for such street.
Provided further, that the speed of all vehicles of the second division as defined by the statute of the state of Illinois shall be as follows:
(A) If the vehicle is designed and used for pulling or carrying freight and has a gross weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or less (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load), and is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum is fifty five (55) miles per hour outside of an urban district, thirty (30) miles per hour in an urban district, and fifteen (15) miles per hour in an alley; but if such vehicle is equipped with two (2) or more solid tires, the maximum speed is ten (10) miles per hour at all times and in all locations.
(B) If the vehicle is designed and used for pulling or carrying freight and has a gross weight of more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load), and is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum speed is fifty (50) miles per hour outside of an urban district and thirty (30) miles per hour in an urban district, and fifteen (15) miles per hour in an alley; but if such vehicle is equipped with two (2) or more solid tires, the maximum speed is ten (10) miles per hour at all times and in all locations. (Ord. 881, 4-21-1981)
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