(A) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(B) Where no special hazard exists, the following speeds shall be lawful, but any speed in excess of said limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and is unlawful.
Speed | Location | Length |
20 mph | In any business district | |
25 mph | In any residence district | |
20 mph | On Main Street | From State Route 23 to Sylvan Street on school days when children are present |
(C) The fact that the speed of a vehicle is lower than the foregoing prima facie limits shall 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 or by reason of weather or highway conditions, and speed shall be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
(D) In every charge of violation of this schedule, the complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the prima facie speed applicable within the district or at the location.
(E) The foregoing provisions of this schedule shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence upon the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-17) (Ord. passed - -1976) Penalty, see § 70.99