[Ord. No. 521, § 5-1, 7-27-1976; Ord. No. 527, § 1, 11-23-1976]
No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable
and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and
potential hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every
person shall drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching
and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching
and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling
upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist
with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather
or highway conditions. Any person who shall drive a vehicle upon a
highway or private or public property open to the public for the operation
of motor vehicles without heed to the requirements or restrictions
of this section shall have committed careless driving and shall be
assessed a fee of up to $30.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-4, 7-27-1976]
The speed limitations provided for in this article shall not
apply to Class A authorized emergency vehicles. The exemptions provided
for in this section shall not protect the driver of any such vehicle
from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-6, 7-27-1976]
The traffic engineer or authorized person may 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. 521, § 5-8, 7-27-1976]
The speed of any motor vehicle may be checked by the use of
radio microwaves or other electrical device. The results of such checks
shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the speed of such motor
vehicle in any court or legal proceedings where the speed of the motor
vehicle is at issue. The driver of any such motor vehicle may be arrested
without a warrant under this section, provided the arresting officer
is in uniform or displays his badge of authority; provided that such
officer has observed the record of the speed of such motor vehicle
by the radio microwaves or other electrical device, or has received
a radio message from the officer who observed the speed of the motor
vehicle recorded by the radio microwaves or other electrical device.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-2, 7-27-1976; Ord. No. 979, 10-22-2013]
(a)
Subject to the provisions of § 10-150, and except in those instances where a lower speed is specified in this chapter, it presumably shall be lawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive the same at a speed not exceeding:
(1)
Twenty miles an hour when approaching within 50 feet of a grade
crossing of any steam, electric or street railway when the driver's
view is obstructed. A driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed
when at any time during the last 200 feet of his approach to such
crossing he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such railway
crossing and of any traffic on such railway for a distance of 400
feet in each direction from such crossing;
(2)
Twenty miles an hour when passing a school during school recess
or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or
closing hours;
(3)
Twenty miles an hour when approaching within 50 feet and in
traversing an intersection of highways when the driver's view is obstructed.
A driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at any time
during the last 50 feet of his approach to such intersection, he does
not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such intersection and of
the traffic upon all of the highways entering such intersection for
a distance of 200 feet from such intersection;
(4)
Twenty miles an hour when the driver's view of the highway ahead
is obstructed within a distance of 100 feet;
(5)
Twenty-five miles an hour on any highway in a business district
or in a residence district or in a public park, unless a different
speed limit is designated and posted by local authorities; and
(6)
Fifty-five miles an hour under other circumstances, unless otherwise
permitted, restricted or required by conditions.
(b)
The Director may designate and post special areas of State highways
where lower speed limits apply. Differing limits may be established
for different times of the day within highway construction zones which
are effective when posted upon appropriate fixed or variable speed
limit signs.
(c)
Except as provided by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to
drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed that is unsafe or at a speed
exceeding the speed limit prescribed by law or established pursuant
to law.
(d)
In charging a violation of the provisions of this section, the complaint
shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have
driven and the speed which this section describes shall be prima facie
lawful at the time and place of the alleged offense.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-3, 7-27-1976; Ord. No. 527, § 2, 12-1-1976]
Subject to the subsection above, the following speed limits
within the City limits are established, and it shall be prima facie
unlawful for anyone to exceed them:
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30 miles per hour
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East Broadway from University Avenue to City limits;
University Avenue from Broadway to north City limits; Second Street
West from Second Avenue West to west City limits; Second Avenue West
from Eleventh Street West to 18th Street West; 11th Street West from
Second Avenue West to west City limits
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35 miles per hour
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Second Avenue West from 18th Street to 26th Street
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25 miles per hour
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All streets and avenues not listed above
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[Ord. No. 521, § 5-3, 7-27-1976]
(a)
Whenever the City, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation,
determines that the maximum speed permitted under this chapter is
greater or less than is reasonable and safe under the conditions found
to exist upon a highway or part of a highway, the City may determine
and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon which:
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-3, 7-27-1976]
Not more than six alterations of the maximum speed permitted
authorized in this article shall be made per mile along a street or
highway, except in the case of reduced limits at intersections, and
the difference between adjacent limits shall not be more than 10 miles
per hour.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-3, 7-27-1976]
The City shall determine by an engineering and traffic investigation
the proper maximum speed for arterial streets and shall declare a
reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon which may be greater or
less than the minimum speed permitted under this chapter for an urban
district.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-3, 7-27-1976]
Any alteration of maximum limits on state highways or extensions
thereof in the City shall not be effective until such alteration has
been approved by the state highway commissioner.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-3, 7-27-1976]
Any altered limit established as authorized in this article
shall be effective at all times or during hours of darkness or at
other times as may be determined when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected upon such street or high-way.
No person shall engage in exhibition driving of any vehicle
on a highway, street, alley, sidewalk or any public or private parking
lot or area in a race, nor shall any person engage in a speed competition,
drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance or exhibition
of speed or acceleration. Any person who violates this section shall
be assessed a fee of $50 if engaged in exhibition driving and assessed
a fee of $100 if engaged in drag racing or a race.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-7, 7-27-1976]
As used in § 10-161:
The operation of two or more vehicles from a point side-by-side
by accelerating rapidly in a competitive attempt to cause one vehicle
to outdistance the other; or the operation of one or more vehicles
over a common selected course from the same point to the same point
for the purpose of comparing the relative speed or powers of acceleration
of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.
Driving a vehicle in a manner which disturbs the peace by
creating or causing unnecessary engine noise, tire squeal, skid or
slide upon acceleration or braking; or driving and executing or attempting
one or a series of unnecessarily abrupt turns.
The use of one or more vehicle in an attempt to outgain,
outdistance or to arrive at a given distance ahead of another vehicle
or vehicles; or the use of one or more vehicles to willfully prevent
another vehicle from passing the racing vehicle or vehicles, or to
test the physical stamina or endurance of the persons driving the
vehicles over a long distance driving route.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-7, 7-27-1976]
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting drag
racing, exhibition driving or similar events when carried out in an
organized manner on a track or other privately owned area specifically
set aside and used solely for such purposes by drivers of motor vehicles,
including snowmobiles.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-5, 7-27-1976]
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as
to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when
reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with
law.
[Ord. No. 521, § 5-5, 7-27-1976]
Whenever the state highway commissioner and the superintendent
of the highway patrol, acting jointly, or the City, determine on the
basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds
on any highway or part of a highway impede the normal and reasonable
movement of traffic, the commissioner and superintendent or the City
may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person
shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or
in compliance with law, and that limit shall be effective when posted
upon appropriate fixed or variable signs.
[Ord. No. 878, 12-28-2004]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle in the alleys of this
City at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour.
[Ord. No. 880, 1-25-2005; Ord. No. 903, 5-27-2008]
The fees for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to § 10-166 shall be as follows:
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Speed
(mph over speed limit)
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Fee
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1 — 5
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$5
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6 — 10
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$5 plus $1/each mph over 5 mph over limit
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11 — 15
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$10 plus $1/each mph over 10 mph over limit
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16 — 20
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$15 plus $2/each mph over 15 mph over limit
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21 — 25
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$25 plus $3/each mph over 20 mph over limit
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26 — 35
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$40 plus $3/each mph over 25 mph over limit
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36 — 45
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$70 plus $3/each mph over 35 mph over limit
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46 plus
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$100 plus $5/each mph over 45 mph over limit
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