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330 331 TRAFFIC ILEGUL,ATIONS 169.14 ire a vehicle on a conditions. Every and potential haz- a vehicle. In every ~ing with any per- ~pliance with legal .owing speeds shall ~ evidence that the hat the speed limit excess thereof shall rtime; road authority hay- not effective unless and indicating the · limit applies. ill hour after sunset, is not sufficient light 00 feet. "Nighttime" :her conditions there ficles at a distance of shall, consistent with ,proaching and cross- ~ and going around a :row or winding road- or other traffic or by nining upon the basis arth in this section is found to exist on any :rect appropriate signs ed limit shall be effec- ,its shall be prima facie s unlawful; except that imit and any speed in that a part of the trunk dmum speed limit, the :ting appropriate signs ~onable and safe speed .s section, and that it is te commissioner within xcess of such limit shall a time to time alter the rote such zone. believe that the existing speed limit upon any street or highway, or part thereof, within their respective jurisdic- tions and not a part of the trunk highway system is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under existing conditions, they may request the commissioner to authorize, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the erection of appropriate signs designating what speed is reasonable and safe, and the commissioner may autho- rize the erection of appropriate signs designating a reasonable and safe speed limit thereat, which speed limit shall be effective when such signs are erected. Any speeds in excess of these speed limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reason- able or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that any speed limit within any munici- pality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful. Alteration of speed limits on streets and highways shall be made only upon authority of the commissioner except as provided in subdivision Sa. Subd. Sa. Speed zoning in school zones. Local authorities may establish a school speed limit within a school zone of a public or nonpublic school upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation as prescribed by the commissioner of transporta- tion. The establishment of a school speed limit on any trunk highway shall be with the consent of the commissioner of transportation. Such school speed limits shall be in effect when children are present, going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours or during school recess periods. The school speed limit shall not be lower than 15 miles per hour and shall not be more than 20 miles per hour below the established speed limit on an affected street or highway if the established: speed.limit is 40 miles per hour or greater. The school speed limit shall be effective upon the erection of appropriate signs des- ignating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the reduced speed zone. Any speed in excess of such posted school speed limit is unlawful. Al/such signs shall be erected by the local authorities on those streets and highways under their respective jurisdictions and by the commissioner of transportation on trunk highways. For the purpose of this subdivision, "school zone" means that section of a street or highway which abuts the grounds ora school where children have access to the street or highway from the school property or where an established school crossing is located provided the school advance sign prescribed by the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section 169.06 is in place. All signs erected by local authorities to designate speed limits in school zones shall conform to the manual on uniform control devices. Sub& 5b. Segments in urban }tistriets. When any segment of at least a quarter-mile in distance of any city street, municipal state aid street or town road on which a speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour has been established pursuant to an engineering and traffic investigation by the commissioner meets the definition of "urban district" as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 59, the governing body of the city or town may by resolution declare the segment to be an urban district and may establish on the seg- ment the speed limit for urban districts prescribed in subdivision 2. The speed limit so established shall be effective upon the erection of appropriate signs designating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the segment on which the speed limit is established, and any speed in excess of such posted limits shall be unlawful. A copy of the resolution shall be transmitted to the commissioner at least ten days prior to the erection of the signs. Subd. 5c. Speed zoning in alleyways. Local authorities may regulate speed limits for alleyways as defined in section 169.01 based on their own engineering and traffic investigations. Alleyway speed limits established at other than ten miles per hour shall be effective when proper signs are posted. Subd. 5d. Speed zoning in work zones; surcharge. (a) The commissioner, on trunk ' highways and temporary trunk highways, and local authorities, on streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may authorize the use of reduced maximum speed limits in highway work zones. The commissioner or Iocal authority is not required to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation before authorizing a reduced speed limit in a highway work zone.