(A) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway or street within the city limits at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of the following speeds:
(1) Twenty mph in any business district;
(2) Thirty-five mph in any residential district; and
(3) Fifteen mph in any school zone between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays during the school year.
(C) When signs have been erected, no person shall exceed the designated speed limit on any street or portion of a street designated on the official traffic maps of the city.
(D) Appropriate signs shall be erected by the street department showing the speed limits in each zone or portion of street where a specified speed limit is in effect.
(Code 2019, § 13-27) (Code 1961, §§ 16-66, 16-67) Penalty, see § 72.99
Statutory reference:
Speed restrictions, see G.S. § 20-141