Athens City Code

It is unlawful for any person to operate or drive a motor vehicle upon any highway or street at a rate of speed in excess of 30 miles per hour except where official signs have been posted indicating other speed limits in which cases the posted speed limit shall apply.

(Code 1972, § 9-201; Code 1995, § 15-301)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or drive a motor vehicle through any intersection at a rate of speed in excess of 15 miles per hour unless such person is driving on a street regulated by traffic control signals or signs which require traffic to stop or yield on the intersecting streets.

(Code 1972, § 9-202; Code 1995, § 15-302)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or drive a motor vehicle through any school zone or near any playground at a rate of speed in excess of the posted speed limit when official signs indicating such speed limit have been posted by authority of the city. This section shall not apply at times when children are not in the vicinity of a school and such posted signs have been covered by direction of the chief of police.

(Code 1972, § 9-203; Code 1995, § 15-303)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or drive a motor vehicle through any congested area at a rate of speed in excess of any posted speed limit when such speed limit has been posted by authority of the city.

(Code 1972, § 9-204; Code 1995, § 15-304)