(A) The state traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within this city except as this section, as authorized by KRS 189.390(5), declares and determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that certain speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets and certain areas. In such an event, it shall be prima facie unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so declared in this section, when signs are in place giving notice thereof.
(B) It is determined on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that the speed permitted by state law on the streets of the city is greater than is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist on those streets, except on Dixie Highway, Dudley Pike, Turkeyfoot Road, and Charter Oak Road. Otherwise, an operator of a motor vehicle shall drive at a speed limit not exceeding 25 mph on any other street or highway in the city, and all streets and highways shall be clearly signed giving notice of the maximum speed limit.
(C) Penalty. Whoever violates the speed limits set forth in this schedule shall be subject to the fine schedule provisions set forth in KRS 189.394.
(Ord. 51-54, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 18-1970, passed 8-10-70)
Statutory reference:
Speed limit regulation, see KRS 189.390 through 189.394