A. Speed restrictions are as follows:
1. It is unlawful to drive any motor vehicle on any street not under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Department of Public Works and Buildings, or the county, in an urban district within the city at a speed in excess of twenty-five miles per hour or fifteen miles per hour in an alley;
2. It is unlawful to drive any vehicle on any highway outside the urban district at a speed of more than sixty-five miles per hour;
Provided, that if the mayor and city council by ordinance, set other limits as provided by statute (Chapter 95-1/2, par. 147), 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.
B. 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 hill crest, 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.
C. It is unlawful to drive any vehicle on any street or highway within the city under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Public Works and Buildings, or of the county, at a speed exceeding that lawfully set for such street.
(Prior code § 10.322).