(a) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this traffic code the complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the speed applicable within the district or at the location concerned.
(b) The foregoing provisions declaring speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action or case from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
(Sec. 15-7.7, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 7, § 15-7.7)