ARTICLE 5 SPEED REGULATIONS
SECTION:
10.5.101: Reasonable And Prudent Speed; Special Hazards
10.5.102: Unposted Speed Limits
10.5.103: Posted Speed Limits
10.5.104: Exceeding Posted Speed Limit
10.5.105: Notice Charging Speed Violation
10.5.106: Minimum Speed Regulations
10.5.107: Speed Contests And Speed Exhibitions
10.5.108: Regulation By Traffic Signals
10.5.109: Emergency Vehicles Exempt From Speed Limits
10.5.110: Defenses
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing.
B. The fact that the speed of a vehicle is lower than the limits established in this chapter shall not relieve the driver of the duty to decrease speed when a special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians, animals, property or other traffic by reason of weather, traffic, roadway conditions or any other actual or potential hazard then existing. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to decrease speed given the presence of any hazard. (1968 Code §§6-5-1, 6-5-2; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 90-24; Ord. 01-42)
Where speed limits are not posted, and where no special hazard exists, the following speed shall be lawful: twenty five (25) miles per hour on streets and highways and fifteen (15) miles per hour in alleys. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle:
A. One to four (4) miles per hour over the unposted speed limit;
B. Five (5) to nine (9) miles per hour over the unposted speed limit;
C. Ten (10) to nineteen (19) miles per hour over the unposted speed limit;
D. Twenty (20) to thirty nine (39) miles per hour over the unposted limit;
E. Forty (40) miles per hour or more over the unposted speed limit. (1968 Code §§6-5-1, 6-5-2; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 90-24; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 03-49; Ord. 03-173)
A. It is hereby determined that the speed limits stated in section 10.5.102 of this article are the maximum reasonable and safe speed limits in each zone, except where the City Traffic Engineer determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any speed limit set forth in section 10.5.102 of this article is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any parts of any street or highway, in which case the Traffic Engineer shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit not to exceed fifty five (55) miles per hour which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice are erected at the intersection or other place or part of the street or highway.
B. Appropriate signs giving notice that the speed limit set forth in section 10.5.102 of this article is the maximum speed may be posted by the Traffic Engineer.
C. Whenever posted speed limits are established in accord with this section, the speed limits shall be recorded as provided in section 10.1.312 of this chapter.
D. It is hereby determined that the posted speed limits determined, posted and recorded are the maximum reasonable or safe speed limits at the locations.
E. It is hereby determined that the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour is the maximum reasonable and safe speed in school zones, and the Traffic Engineer shall establish speed zones by posting appropriate signs giving notice thereof in lieu of the requirements of this section. (1968 Code §§6-5-2, 6-5-3; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 79-32; Ord. 90-24; Ord. 01-42)
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle:
A. One To Four Miles Per Hour Over The Posted Speed Limit:
1. One to four (4) miles per hour over the posted speed limit in a posted school zone;
2. One to four (4) miles per hour over the posted speed limit in a posted construction zone.
B. Five To Nine Miles Per Hour Over The Posted Speed Limit:
1. Five (5) to nine (9) miles per hour over the posted speed limit in a posted school zone;
2. Five (5) to nine (9) miles per hour over the posted speed limit in a posted construction zone.
C. Ten To Nineteen Miles Per Hour Over The Maximum Posted Speed Limit:
1. Ten (10) to nineteen (19) miles per hour over the maximum posted speed limit in a posted school zone;
2. Ten (10) to nineteen (19) miles per hour over the maximum posted speed limit in a posted construction zone.
D. Twenty To Thirty Nine Miles Per Hour Over The Posted Speed Limit:
1. Twenty (20) to thirty nine (39) miles per hour over the maximum posted speed limit in a posted school zone;
2. Twenty (20) to thirty nine (39) miles per hour over the maximum posted speed limit in a posted construction zone.
E. Forty Miles Per Hour Or More Over The Maximum Posted Speed Limit:
1. Forty (40) miles per hour or more over the maximum posted speed limit in a posted school zone;
2. Forty (40) miles per hour or more over the maximum posted speed limit in a posted construction zone.
F. AVIS Violations: It shall be a violation of this subsection for any person to drive any vehicle at a speed five (5) to twenty four (24) miles per hour above the posted speed limit in an area which is monitored by AVIS.
1. No person shall be convicted of a violation of this subsection unless Section 10.1.115 Automated Vehicle Identification Systems (AVIS), which governs violations detected by AVIS, is complied with. (Ord. 98-249; Ord. 00-112; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 08-222; Ord. 10-47; Ord. 24-33)
In every charge of a violation relating to speed limits, the complaint or 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 district or at the location of the City. (1968 Code §6-5-5; Ord. 77-69; Ord. 90-24; Ord. 01-42)
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