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, but no City ordinance shall regulate the speed of
vehicles upon controlled access highways of the State.
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.
[Ord. No. 2007.17 §1, 8-13-2007]
The general speed limit within the Desloge City limits shall
be twenty (20) miles per hour; excepting, however, that where for
any portion of any public street, road or highway another speed limit
is otherwise approved and adopted by ordinance duly enacted by the
Board of Aldermen, and where such other speed limit is posted by signs
erected and maintained by the City at such locations, the speed limit
for said portion of such public street, road or highway shall be as
so established by ordinance.
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.
[Ord. No. 2022.12, 9-19-2022]
A. When
signs or signs with active warning flashing lights have been erected
to establish a school zone, the speed limit in school zones shall
be effective. on any day that school is in session.
B. School
zones shall be clearly identified by one (1) or more of the following
methods:
1. A yellow, pentagon shaped sign to indicate a school crossing.
2. A white sign to indicate to the driver the school zone speed limit
and the hours during which the school zone is active.
3. A flashing light or lights to indicate that a school zone is currently
active.
C. No
person shall operate a motor vehicle in excess of the posted speed
limit in a designated school zone.
D. Any
person who shall be convicted of a violation of any provision of this
Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and subject
to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).