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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 28 - Transportation » Article 6 - Speed Restrictions

§ 28-701 – Reasonable and prudent speed; prima facie evidence; exceptions

28-701. Reasonable and prudent speed; prima facie evidence; exceptions A. A person shall not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances, conditions and actual and potential hazards then existing. A person shall control the speed of a vehicle as necessary to avoid colliding with […]

§ 28-701.02 – Excessive speeds; classification

28-701.02. Excessive speeds; classification A. A person shall not: 1. Exceed thirty-five miles per hour approaching a school crossing. 2. Exceed the posted speed limit in a business or residential district by more than twenty miles per hour, or if no speed limit is posted, exceed forty-five miles per hour. 3. Exceed the posted speed […]

§ 28-702 – State highway speed limits

28-702. State highway speed limits A. If the director determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any maximum speed limit is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist on any part of a state highway, the director may determine and declare a reasonable and […]

§ 28-703 – Alteration of speed limits by local authority

28-703. Alteration of speed limits by local authority A. If a local authority determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the maximum speed permitted under this article is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist on any part of a street or highway in […]

§ 28-703.01 – End of speed zone; signs required

28-703.01. End of speed zone; signs required The agency or authority establishing a speed zone under section 28-702 or 28-703 is responsible for erecting: 1. At the beginning of each zone a sign designating the maximum allowable speed within the zone. 2. At the end of each zone a sign bearing either the legend " […]

§ 28-703.02 – Establishing speed on multiple lane highways

28-703.02. Establishing speed on multiple lane highways On multiple lane highways with two or more separate roadways, different prima facie speed limits may be established for different roadways under any of the procedures specified in sections 28-702 and 28-703.

§ 28-704 – Minimum speed limits; requirement to turn off roadway

28-704. Minimum speed limits; requirement to turn off roadway A. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when either of the following applies: 1. Reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. […]

§ 28-705 – Special speed limitation; motor driven cycles

28-705. Special speed limitation; motor driven cycles A person shall not operate a motor driven cycle at any time provided in section 28-922 at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour unless the motor driven cycle is equipped with a head lamp or head lamps that are adequate to reveal a person or […]

§ 28-706 – Special speed limitations

28-706. Special speed limitations A. A person shall not drive a vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires at a speed of more than ten miles per hour. B. A person shall not drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed that is […]

§ 28-707 – Charging speed violation; burden of proof; findings

28-707. Charging speed violation; burden of proof; findings A. In a charge of violating a speed restriction in this article, the complaint shall specify all of the following: 1. The speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the location. 2. The identification […]

§ 28-709 – Maximum speed limit for large vehicles and vehicles with trailers

28-709. Maximum speed limit for large vehicles and vehicles with trailers A. Unless a lower maximum speed limit is posted or the department designates a greater maximum speed limit pursuant to subsection B of this section, a person shall not drive either of the following on a highway in this state at a speed that […]

§ 28-710 – State highway work zone safety; civil penalty; fund

28-710. State highway work zone safety; civil penalty; fund A. In a state highway work zone as defined in section 28-652 that is designated as a state highway work zone by traffic control devices indicating the beginning and end of the state highway work zone and in which workers are not present, a person shall […]