§ 38-242. Speed limits.

(a)

No person shall drive a vehicle on a street or detour at a speed greater than:

(1)

Twenty-five miles per hour in any business or residence district;

(2)

The lawfully posted speed limit when signs are erected giving notice of the speed limit; or

(3)

The posted speed limit in construction zones posted as double fine zones or other safety zones posted as double fine zones as designated by the county or highway and transportation department, provided that the posted speed be determined by an engineering study performed by the state highway and transportation department.

(b)

In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to:

(1)

Avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the street;

(2)

Comply with legal requirements as may be established by this county, the state highway department, or the state police, and the duty of all persons to use due care; and

(3)

Protect workers in a construction zone working adjacent to single-lane moving traffic or in construction zones posted as double fine zones or other safety zones posted as double fine zones as designated by the county or state highway and transportation department.

(c)

No person shall drive a vehicle on a street or detour at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour when passing a school while children are going to, or leaving school and when the school zone is properly posted.

(Ord. No. 85-218, § 2, 1995; Code 1985, § 10.06.002; Ord. No. 85-293, §§ 1, 2, 4-10-2001; Ord. No. 02-236, § 17, 12-17-2013)

State law reference

Similar provisions, NMSA 1978, § 66-7-301.