[CC 1988 §14-2; Ord. No. 2460 §1, 2-22-1973]
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.
[CC 1988 §14-2; Ord. No. 2460 §1, 2-22-1973]
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.
[CC 1988 §14-23; Ord. No. 2460 §1, 2-22-1973; Ord. No. 4095 § 1, 6-19-2017]
A.
Generally. No person shall drive or operate a vehicle upon a street
at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard
to the traffic, surface and width of the street and the hazard at
intersections and any other conditions then existing. Every driver
or operator of a vehicle shall exercise the highest degree of care,
particularly in driving at a rate of speed so as not to endanger the
life, limb or property of any person; provided, that this provision
shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action
from the burden of proving negligence upon the part of the defendant
and that such negligence is the proximate cause of an accident.
B.
Basic Speed Limits. No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle
at a speed in excess of the following speed limits:
The speed on any street or highway, except permanent interstate
highways, in the City shall not exceed twenty-five (25) miles per
hour, both daytime and nighttime, whether so posted or not, unless
otherwise posted. The speed in any City park shall not exceed ten
(10) miles per hour, both daytime and nighttime, whether so posted
or not, unless otherwise posted.
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.
