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(A) No person shall operate or drive any vehicle on any street within the city at a greater speed than 30 mph, unless signs are erected designating another speed in accordance with this subchapter.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, no person shall drive a vehicle on a street at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the street in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
(C) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of division (B) above, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when a special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or street or highway conditions.
(1998 Code, § 118-111) Penalty, see § 71.99
The City Commission may alter the maximum speed limit established by § 71.30 of this chapter on any street or portion thereof within the city in accord with the provisions of Tex. Transportation Code § 545.356. Whenever signs are posted giving notice of the maximum legal speed limit so established for a particular street or portion thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of the limit.
(1998 Code, § 118-112) Penalty, see § 71.99
Statutory reference:
Speed of vehicles in cities and authority of cities to alter prima facie speed limits established by state law, see Tex. Transportation Code §§ 545.352, 545.356
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or drive any vehicle at a speed greater than 20 mph through or to overtake or pass any other vehicle in any school zone as may be marked or designated within the city during the hours indicated upon signs erected in the zones or whenever children are present in the zones.
(1998 Code, § 118-113) Penalty, see § 71.99
Any person who shall attempt to engage in a contest of speed between motor vehicles of any kind upon any public street or alley within the city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The fact that the actual speed attained by any vehicle attempting to engage in a contest of speed is less than the prima facie legal speed limit shall be no defense to a complaint of attempting to engage in a contest of speed in violation of this section.
(1998 Code, § 118-114) (Ord. 12-26, passed 7-18-2012) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) The driver, owner, operator or other person operating or driving any commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer or semi-trailer or combination of such vehicles, over, on or upon city streets or public highways within the limits of the city, who fails to comply with the provisions of § 71.18 of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined in any sum not less than $250.
(1998 Code, § 118-49) (Ord. 03-01, passed 2-19-2003)