A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMITS TO twenty‑five MILES PER HOUR ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN DURHAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 20‑141(b)(1), it shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of 25 miles per hour on residential streets in Durham. For purposes of this act, a residential street is (i) a street less than 1 mile in length that does not connect thoroughfares or major traffic generators and does not collect traffic from more than 25 dwelling units or (ii) a loop street less than 2,500 feet in length. Speed limits set pursuant to this act are effective when appropriate signs are erected giving notice of the authorized speed limit.
SECTION 2.  This act only applies to the City of Durham.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2021, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.