[Ord. No. 74-13 § 1, 7-16-1974]
No person shall operate any vehicle on any street within the
City at a greater speed than twenty-five (25) miles per hour, unless
signs are erected designating another speed.
[Ord. No. 74-13 § 2, 7-16-1974]
Whenever signs are posted giving notice of the maximum legal
speed limit 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 such posted limit.
[Ord. No. 74-13 § 3, 7-16-1974]
Every person operating a motor vehicle on the streets of the
City shall operate or drive the same in a careful and prudent manner,
and in the exercise of the highest degree of care, and at a rate of
speed so as not to endanger the property of another or the life or
limb of any person, taking into consideration the time of day, the
amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the condition of the street
or highway, the atmospheric conditions and the location with reference
to intersecting streets or highways, curves, residences, or schools.
[Ord. No. 74-13 § 4, 7-16-1974]
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow rate of
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
wilful disobedience to this Section and refusal to comply with the
direction of any officer in accordance herewith, the continued slow
operation of a vehicle by a driver shall be a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 74-13 § 5, 7-16-1974]
The use of, and results determined by any speed meter, machine
or mechanism which seeks to reduce the error of manual operation to
a minimum, shall be acceptable as evidence where driving in excess
of posted speed limits is the cause of action; provided, however,
that the use thereof shall not be construed to exclude any competent
evidence secured by any other manner or means.
[Ord. No. 74-13 § 6, 7-16-1974]
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. 74-13 § 7, 7-16-1974]
That the City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs
and giving notice of the maximum legal speed limit as herein provided.
The authority herein granted by the posting of maximum legal speed
limit by the City Traffic Engineer is, however, subject to specific
speed limits as may be set by ordinance by the City Council of the
City of Lexington, Missouri.
