(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of the following speeds:
(1) Twenty miles per hour in any business district other than Martin Luther King, Jr, Avenue, which is 25 miles per hour;
(2) Twenty-five miles per hour on city-owned streets in any residential district unless otherwise posted. Thirty-five miles per hour on state-owned streets in any residential district, unless otherwise posted;
(3) Forty-five miles per hour in places other than those named in divisions (A)(1) and (2) above for:
(a) All vehicles other than passenger cars, regular passenger vehicles, pick-up 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 paragraph 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 miles per hour in places other than those named in divisions (A)(1) and (2) above, for passenger cars, regular passenger carrying vehicles, and pick-up trucks of less than one-ton capacity.
(B) 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.
(`86 Code, § 20-81) (Am. Ord. 14-09-01, passed 9- 9-14; Am. Ord. 16-06-02, passed 6-14-16; Am. Ord. 16-09-01, passed 9-13-16)
Statutory reference:
Speed restrictions, see G.S. § 20-141