Every person operating or driving a vehicle of any character on a street within the city shall drive in a careful and prudent manner, and at a rate of speed no greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions existing at the point of operation, taking into account amount and character of traffic, condition of brakes, weight of vehicle, grade and width of highway, condition of surface, and freedom of obstruction to view ahead, and so as not to unduly or unreasonably endanger the life, limb, property, or other rights of any person entitled to the use of the street or highway. (Prior code § 14-4-1)

The following speed limits apply to streets of Britton, except for those streets or parts of streets where the limits have been posted otherwise:

A. Thirty (30) miles per hour on state highways through the city;

B. Twenty-five (25) miles per hour on all other streets in the city;

C. Fifteen (15) miles per hour in all school zones. (Prior code § 14-4-2)

A. 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.

B. Law officers are authorized to enforce this provision by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent wilful disobedience to this provision and refusal to comply with direction of an officer in accordance with this section, the continued slow operation by a driver shall be a misdemeanor, except that inability to comply with such order will not be construed as wilful disobedience. (Prior code § 14-4-3)

No race or contest for speed shall be held and no person shall engage in or aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on a public street without written permission of the sheriff and unless the street is fully and efficiently patrolled for the entire distance over which such race or contest for speed is to be held. (Prior code § 14-4-4)

Any person violating a provision of this chapter for which another penalty has not been provided shall, upon conviction of such violation, be punished as set forth in Chapter 1.16 of this code. (Prior code § 14-4-5)