§ 9.26.040. Minimum speed.  


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  • A.

    No person may drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

    B.

    Whenever the traffic engineer determines, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that slow speeds on any part of a street consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the traffic engineer may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person may drive a vehicle, except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

    C.

    On all controlled access highways with a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour or greater, a vehicle proceeding at less than the maximum posted speed limit shall not be driven in the left-hand lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing to exit the controlled access highway.

(CAC 9.26.040; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 56, 11-22-11, eff. 12-22-11)