The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall
be applicable upon all streets within the City, except that the City
may by ordinance declare and determine upon the basis of engineering
and traffic investigation that certain speed regulations shall be
applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event
it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed
in excess of any speed so declared when signs are in place giving
notice thereof.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing
of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly
and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise
applicable within the district or at intersections and shall erect
appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
[R.O. 2010 §320.030; CC 1970 §16-43; Ord. No. 944 §1, 4-11-1952; Ord. No. 1134 §1, 6-13-1958; Ord. No. 1332 §1, 3-30-1964; Ord. No. 12-75 §1, 7-22-1975; Ord. No. 13-82 §1, 8-10-1982]
No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle, except emergency
vehicles on emergency runs, on any street, boulevard or thoroughfare
in this City at any time at a rate of speed as listed in Schedule
I of this Title. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and directed
to place appropriate signs whenever necessary in accordance with this
Section and Schedule I.
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as
to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,
except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance
with law. Peace Officers may enforce the provisions of this Section
by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent willful disobedience
to this provision and refusal to comply with direction of an officer
in accordance herewith, the continued slow operation by a driver is
an ordinance violation.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon those portions
of the roadways which are set forth and described in Schedule I at
a rate of speed in excess of that speed limit set for such portions
of the roadways by said Schedule.
[R.O. 2010 §320.040; CC 1970 §16-44; Ord. No. 1134 §2, 6-13-1958]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle from a standing start
on the streets of the City and accelerate the same at such rate of
speed so as to spin and squeal the tires, such practice being commonly
known as "peeling." No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle
on the streets of the City in a race with any other person driving
a motor vehicle. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the streets
so as to round any corner at any intersection of any streets at such
a rate of speed so as to cause the tires to squeal and skid in a loud
manner.