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.