1. 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.

2. 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. 1. Seventy-five (75) miles per hour in locations comprising:

      the turnpike system, and

      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. 2. Seventy (70) miles per hour in locations which are:

      four-lane divided highways including, but not limited to, the interstate highway system, and

      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. 3. Sixty-five (65) miles per hour in other locations;
   4. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. E.

   1. 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:

      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,

      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

      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. 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.

6. F. Any person convicted of a speeding violation pursuant to subsection B or E of this section shall be punished by a fine as follows:

   1. 1. One to ten miles per hour over the limit $26.00

      Sixteen Dollars ($16.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund;

   2. 2. Eleven to fifteen miles per hour over the limit $35.00

      Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund;

   3. 3. Sixteen to twenty miles per hour over the limit $50.00

      Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund;

   4. 4. Twenty-one to twenty-five miles per hour over the limit

      $90.00

      Forty Dollars ($40.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund;

   5. 5. Twenty-six to thirty miles per hour over the limit $150.00

      Seventy Dollars ($70.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund;

   6. 6. Thirty-one to thirty-five miles per hour over the limit

      $170.00

      Ninety Dollars ($90.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund; and

   7. 7. Thirty-six miles per hour or more over the limit $220.00

      One Hundred Forty Dollars ($140.00) of the fine shall be remitted by the court to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund,

      or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; for a second conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days; and upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Laws 1961, HB 556, p. 383, § 11-801, eff. September 1, 1961; Amended by Laws 1969, HB 1083, c. 200, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1969; Amended by Laws 1970, SB 213, c. 336, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970; Amended by Laws 1973, SB 217, c. 112, § 2; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 685, c. 324, § 1; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 462, c. 145, § 1, eff. November 1, 1999; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1258, c. 328, § 1, eff. November 1, 1999; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1193, c. 299, § 1, eff. November 1, 1999 (repealed by Laws 2000, HB 1920, c. 285, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, HB 1920, c. 285, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000 (superseded document available).