(A) No person shall drive a vehicle on a street or highway within the city at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, it shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of the following speeds:
(1) Twenty mph in any business district;
(2) Twenty-five mph throughout the entirety of the residential district or subdivision unless otherwise posted or until such time as this change to the existing speed regulations is further amended. This provision shall apply to existing and future residential districts and subdivisions;
(3) Forty-five mph in places other than those named in divisions (B)(1) and (B)(2) above for:
(a) All vehicles other than passenger cars, regular passenger vehicles, pickup trucks of less than one-ton capacity and school buses loaded with children; and
(b) All vehicles, of whatever kind, which are engaged in towing, drawing or pushing another vehicle; provided, this division (B)(3)(b) shall not apply to vehicles engaged in towing, drawing or pushing trailers with a gross weight of not more than 3,000 pounds.
(4) Fifty-five mph in places other than those named in divisions (B)(1) and (B)(2) above for passenger cars, regular passenger-carrying vehicles and pickup trucks of less than one-ton capacity.
(C) The fact that the speed of a vehicle is lower than the foregoing 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 hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reasons of weather or street conditions, and speed shall be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the street or highway, and to avoid causing injury to any person or property either on or off the street or highway, in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
(Prior Code, § 18-60) (Ord. 18-16, passed 8-28-2018) Penalty, see § 10.99