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irc a vehicle on a conditions. Every and potential haz- a vehicle. In every iing with any per- tpliance with legal .owing speeds shall : evidence that the hat the speed limit excess thereof shall :time; road authority hay- not effective unless and indicating the · limit applies. zlf hour after sunset, is not sufficient light O0 feet. "Nighttime" :her'conditions there deles at a distance of ;hall, consistent with ,proaching and cross- i and going around a :row or winding road- or other traffac or by nining upon the basis 3rth in this section is found to exist on any erect appropriate signs ed Hmit 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 ,e commissioner within xcess of such limit shah a time to time alter the late such zone. believe that the existing speed limit upon any street or highway, or part thereof, within their respective jur/sdic- 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 trafiSc investigation, the erection of appropriate signs designating what speed is reasonable and safe, and the comrrdssioner may autho- rize the erection of appropriate signs designat~g 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 authohty of the commissioner except as pro¼ded in subdivision 5a. · 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 lea'ring 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 eater. · 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. All ·such signs shall be erected by the local authorities on those streets and highways un. der their respective jurisdictions and by the commissioner of transportation on think.highways. For the purpose of this subdivision, %chool zone" means that section of a street or highway which abuts the grounds cfa 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. Subd. 5b. Segments in urban districts. 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 traffic investigation by the commissioner meets the definition of "urban district as defined in section 169.0 i, 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 mites 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 local authority is not required to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation before authorizing a reduced speed limit in a highway work zone.