Any person violating any provision of this article for which no other penalty is provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00.
(1972 Code, sec. 24-36(c); 1995 Code, sec. 71.99(A))
All vehicular traffic shall observe the speed zones established for school zones and shall yield the right-of-way by stopping short of the designated crosswalk when the crossing guard, if any, enters the roadway for the purpose of stopping traffic for pedestrians to cross, and shall stop and remain standing as long as the crossing guard or any pedestrian is within either one-half of the roadway.
(1972 Code, sec. 24-36(a)(b); Ordinance 340 adopted 8/6/1985; 1995 Code, sec. 71.14(A))
Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys and parts of alleys designated as one-way streets by the traffic engineer, vehicular traffic shall move only in the direction indicated when signs indicating a direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle in a direction other than indicated by such sign on a one-way street.
(Ordinance 193 adopted 8/15/1961; 1972 Code, sec. 24-46; 1995 Code, sec. 71.15)
(a) 
Definitions.
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Exhibition of acceleration.
The acceleration of a motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause the tire of the vehicle to excessively spin or lose traction, or the sudden deceleration of a motor vehicle in such a manner as to lose traction.
Motor vehicle.
A vehicle that is self-propelled.
Public place.
Any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access, and includes, but is not is not limited to, streets, highways, parking lots and common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.
Race.
The use of one or more motor vehicles in an attempt to:
(1) 
Outgain or outdistance another vehicle or prevent another vehicle from passing;
(2) 
Arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
(3) 
Start out from a given destination by the sudden acceleration of speed.
Unsafe exhibition.
Intentionally causing the front wheel or wheels of a motor vehicle to leave the driving surface (commonly known as a “wheelie”), or otherwise driving a motor vehicle in an unreasonable and unsafe manner under the conditions at the time.
(b) 
Prohibited acts.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for an operator of a motor vehicle to engage in a race, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, in a public place within the city.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for an operator of a motor vehicle to engage in any exhibition of acceleration, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, in a public place within the city.
(3) 
It shall be unlawful for an operator of a motor vehicle to engage in any unsafe exhibition, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, in any public place within the city.
(c) 
Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $500.00.
(1995 Code, secs. 71.65, 71.66, 71.99(B); Ordinance 4320 adopted 2/15/2011)
It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the maximum reasonable and safe speed for the operation of vehicles upon the streets of the city is 30 miles per hour, and no person shall drive a vehicle on any street in the city at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour; provided, however, that this section shall not apply at specific locations in the city where the city council, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, shall have found and declared a different speed to be the maximum reasonable and safe speed.
(Ordinance 193 adopted 8/15/1961; 1972 Code, sec. 24-58; 1995 Code, sec. 71.25)
(a) 
Whenever, after an engineering and traffic investigation, the city council shall have found that the circumstances are such that the maximum reasonable and safe speed for the operation of vehicles under the conditions found to exist at a specific location upon the streets is less than 30 miles per hour, the city council shall, by ordinance, describe such location and state what it found to be the maximum reasonable and safe speed at such location, and no person shall drive a vehicle at any such location at a speed greater than the maximum so established.
(b) 
In accordance with the provisions of this division and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, the maximum speed limits on the streets and parts of streets shall be less than 30 miles per hour when established by city ordinance.
(Ordinance 193 adopted 8/15/1961; 1972 Code, secs. 24-59, 24-60; 1995 Code, secs. 71.26, 71.27)
Whenever, after an engineering and traffic investigation, the city council shall have found that the circumstances are such that the maximum reasonable and safe speed for the operation of vehicles under the conditions found to exist at a specific location upon the streets is greater than 30 miles per hour, the city council shall, by resolution, describe such location and state what it found to be the maximum, reasonable and safe speed at such location, and no person shall drive a vehicle at any such location at a speed greater than the maximum so established.
(Ordinance 193 adopted 8/15/1961; 1972 Code, sec. 24-61; 1995 Code, sec. 71.28)
No person shall operate an ambulance upon the public streets or thoroughfares within the city limits in excess of the lawful speed limit set for other motor vehicles in section 12.06.041 unless such ambulance shall be going to or returning from an emergency call where the operator of such an ambulance deems that an excessive rate of speed is essential for the proper and useful handling of such emergency call.
(1972 Code, sec. 25-11; Ordinance 318 adopted 2/1/1983; 1995 Code, sec. 71.29; Ordinance adopting Code)