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§47-11-801v2.
§47-11-801v2.
A. Any person driving a vehicle on a highway shall drive the same at a
careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is reasonable
and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the
highway and any other conditions then existing, and no person shall
drive any vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than will permit
the driver to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance
ahead.
B. Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for
compliance with subsection A of this section, the limits specified in
this act or established as hereinafter authorized shall be maximum
lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a
speed in excess of such maximum limits:
1. Seventy-five (75) miles per hour in locations comprising:
a. the turnpike system, and
b. rural segments of the interstate highway system, as may be
designated by the Transportation Commission. Provided, however,
the Commission shall determine prior to the designation of such
segments that the public safety will not be jeopardized;
2. Seventy (70) miles per hour in locations which are:
a. four-lane divided highways including, but not limited to, the
interstate highway system, and
b. super two-lane highways. As used in this section, a super two-lane
highway shall mean any two-lane highway with designated passing
lanes, and consisting of paved shoulders not less than eight (8)
feet in width.
3. Sixty-five (65) miles per hour in other locations;
4. No person shall drive a school bus at a speed greater than a
maximum of fifty-five (55) miles per hour on paved two-lane highways
except on turnpikes and interstate highways where the maximum shall be
sixty-five (65) miles per hour;
5. On any highway outside of a municipality, the speed limit in a
properly marked school zone shall be a maximum of twenty-five (25)
miles per hour, provided the zone is marked with appropriate warning
signs placed in accordance with the latest edition of the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The Oklahoma Department of
Transportation may determine on the basis of an engineering and
traffic investigation that a speed limit higher than twenty-five (25)
miles per hour may be reasonable and safe under conditions as they
exist upon a highway, and post an alternative school zone speed limit.
The Department of Transportation shall mark such school zones, or
entrances and exits onto highways by buses or students, so that the
maximum speed provided by this section shall be established therein.
Exits and entrances to controlled-access highways which are within
such school zones shall be marked in the same manner as other
highways. The county commissioners shall mark such school zones along
the county roads so that the maximum speed provided by this section
shall be established therein. Said signs may be either permanent or
temporary. The Department of Transportation shall give priority over
all other signing projects to the foregoing duty to mark school zones.
The Department shall also provide other safety devices for school
zones which are needed in the opinion of the Department;
6. No person shall drive any vehicle at a greater maximum speed than
twenty-five (25) miles per hour or a posted alternative school zone
speed limit through state schools located on the state-owned land
adjoining or outside the limits of a corporate city or town where a
state educational institution is established;
7. No person shall drive any vehicle on a highway in any state park or
wildlife refuge at a rate of speed in excess of thirty-five (35) miles
per hour. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall
not include the State Capitol park area, and no person shall drive any
vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of forty-five (45) miles per hour
on any state or federal designated highway within such areas; and
8. No person shall drive any vehicle or combination of vehicles with
solid rubber or metal tires at a speed greater than the maximum of ten
(10) miles per hour.
The maximum speed limits set forth in this act may be altered as
authorized in Sections 11-802 and 11-803 of this title.
C. The Transportation Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe
maximum and minimum speeds for all vehicles and any combinations of
vehicles using controlled-access highways. Such regulations shall
become effective after signs have been posted on these highways giving
notice thereof. Such regulations may apply to an entirely
controlled-access highway or to selected sections thereof as may be
designated by the Transportation Commission. It shall be a violation
of this section to drive any vehicle at a faster rate of speed than
such prescribed maximum or at a slower rate of speed than such
prescribed minimum. However, all vehicles shall at all times conform
to subsection A of this section.
Copies of such regulations certified as in effect on any particular
date by the Secretary of the Transportation Commission shall be
accepted as evidence in any court in this state. Whenever changes have
been made in speed zones, copies of such regulations shall be filed
with the State Commissioner of Public Safety.
D. The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements
of subsection A of this section, drive at an appropriate reduced speed
when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade
crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching
a hillcrest, when driving upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when
special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic, or
by reason of weather or highway conditions.
E. 1. No person shall drive a vehicle on a county road at a speed in
excess of fifty-five (55) miles per hour unless posted otherwise by
the board of county commissioners, as provided in subparagraphs a
through c of this paragraph, as follows:
a. the board of county commissioners may determine, by resolution, a
maximum speed limit which shall apply to all county roads which
are not otherwise posted for speed,
b. the board of county commissioners shall provide public notice of
the speed limit on all nonposted roads by publication in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall
be published once weekly for a period of four (4) continuous
weeks, and
c. the board of county commissioners shall forward the resolution to
the Director of the Department of Transportation and to the
Commissioner of Public Safety.
2. The Department of Transportation shall post speed limit
information, as determined pursuant to the provisions of subparagraphs
a through c of paragraph 1 of this subsection, on the county line
marker where any state highway enters a county and at all off-ramps
where interstate highways or turnpikes enter a county. The signs shall
read as follows:
ENTERING ________ COUNTY
COUNTY ROAD SPEED LIMIT
____ MPH
UNLESS POSTED OTHERWISE
The appropriate board of county commissioners shall reimburse the
Department of Transportation the full cost of the signage required
herein.
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