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March 12, 2024
Kris Keller, Interim Assistant City Engineer
Christine Watson, Public Works Coordinator Andy Brotzler, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Citywide Speed Limit Discussion
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BACKGROUND: Speed limits in Minnesota are regulated by Minnesota State Statute 169.14 SPEED LIMITS,
ZONES; RADAR (attached). Historically, the statutory speed limit on residential streets is and has been 30-mph. With this statutory speed limit of 30-mph on a residential street within a residential district, it is not necessary to physically post this speed limit. The city's practice has
generally been to install 30-mph speed limit signs when entering residential neighborhoods and streets from a higher order and speed road only (i.e. state highway, county highway, collector
road to a residential street).
In May 2019, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill updating the provisions of this statute, adding a provision to allow cities to adopt a 25-mph speed limit on city residential streets. A
condition of this provision, different than the historical statutory speed limit of 30-mph on residential streets, is the requirement of the road authority (city) to erect signs " ... designating the
speed limit and indicating the beginning and end of the residential roadway on which the speed
limit applies."
Since the update of this statute, the city has received 2 or 3 resident requests for the
implementation of a 25-mph speed limit on a residential street. To-date, staff and the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee have not been supportive of implementing a change in the residential
district and street speed limit for the following reasons: •Implementation of a 25-mph speed limit on a case-by-case basis will result in inconsistencyin residential district and street speed limits across the city.•If a 25-mph speed limit were to be considered, it would be recommended to consider a 25-
mph speed limit citywide for consistency throughout the city.•The implementation of a 25-mph speed limit on a citywide basis would require the
conversion of existing 30-mph speed limit signs to 25-mph speed limit signs, along with theinstallation of additional signs to comply with the provisions of state statute. At a minimum,approximately 300 existing signs would need to be converted at an average cost of $300
per sign (total of $90,000).•For the most recent request for a 25-mph speed limit, a traffic count and speed studyresulted in an average speed of 23-mph with a current statutory speed limit of 30-mph.
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169.14 SPEED LIMITS, ZONES; RADAR.
Subdivision 1.Duty to drive with due care.No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed
greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions. Every driver is responsible for becoming and
remaining aware of the actual and potential hazards then existing on the highway and must use due care in
operating a vehicle. In every event speed shall be so restricted as may be necessary to avoid colliding with
any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements
and the duty of all persons to use due care.
Subd. 1a.License revocation for extreme speed.The driver's license of a person who violates any
speed limit established in this section, by driving in excess of 100 miles per hour, is revoked for six months
under section 171.17, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54,
or 171.174.
Subd. 2.Speed limits.(a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds shall be lawful, but any
speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and
that it is unlawful; except that the speed limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any
speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful:
1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 18b, and
noninterstate freeways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;
3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area with a population
of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of transportation;
5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area with a population
of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of transportation;
6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having jurisdiction over
the residential roadway; and
8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority having jurisdiction
over the rural residential district.
b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the road authority has
erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end of the residential roadway
on which the speed limit applies.
c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the road authority has
erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end of the rural residential district
for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary, a person who violates a
speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision
4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed
an additional surcharge equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than
25.
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Subd. 2a.Increased speed limit when passing.Notwithstanding subdivision 2, the speed limit is
increased by ten miles per hour over the posted speed limit when the driver:
1) is on a two-lane highway having one lane for each direction of travel;
2) is on a highway with a posted speed limit that is equal to or higher than 55 miles per hour;
3) is overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction of travel; and
4) meets the requirements in section 169.18.
Subd. 3.Reduced speed required.(a) The driver of any vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements,
drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching or passing an authorized emergency vehicle stopped
with emergency lights flashing on any street or highway, when approaching and crossing an intersection or
railway grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when
traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians
or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.
b) A person who fails to reduce speed appropriately when approaching or passing an authorized
emergency vehicle stopped with emergency lights flashing on a street or highway shall be assessed an
additional surcharge equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.
Subd. 4.Establishment of zones by commissioner.On determining upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation that any speed set forth in this section is greater or less than is reasonable or safe
under the conditions found to exist on any trunk highway or upon any part thereof, the commissioner may
erect 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 such limits shall be prima facie evidence that
the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that any speed limit within any
municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful. On determining
upon that basis that a part of the trunk highway system outside a municipality should be a zone of maximum
speed limit, the commissioner may establish that part as such a zone by erecting appropriate signs showing
the beginning and end of the zone, designating a reasonable and safe speed therefor, which may be different
than the speed set forth in this section, and that it is a zone of maximum speed limit. The speed so designated
by the commissioner within any such zone shall be a maximum speed limit, and speed in excess of such
limit shall be unlawful. The commissioner may in the same manner from time to time alter the boundary of
such a zone and the speed limit therein or eliminate such zone.
Subd. 4a.[Repealed, 1997 c 143 s 20]
Subd. 5.Zoning within local area.When local authorities believe that the existing speed limit upon
any street or highway, or part thereof, within their respective jurisdictions 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 authorize 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 reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that any speed limit within
any municipality 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 by law.
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Subd. 5a.Speed zoning in school zone; surcharge.(a) 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 transportation. 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 30 miles per hour below the established speed limit on an affected street or highway.
b) The school speed limit shall be effective upon the erection of appropriate signs designating 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
under their respective jurisdictions and by the commissioner of transportation on trunk highways.
c) For the purpose of this subdivision, "school zone" means that section of a street or highway which
abuts the grounds of a 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 Traffic Control Devices.
d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary, a person who violates a
speed limit established under this subdivision is assessed an additional surcharge equal to the amount of the
fine imposed for the violation, but not less than $25.
Subd. 5b.Segment in urban district.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 169.011, subdivision 90, the governing body of the city or town may
by resolution declare the segment to be an urban district and may establish on the segment 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 alleyway.Local authorities may regulate speed limits for alleyways as defined
in section 169.011 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 limit in work zone when workers present.(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2 and
subject to subdivision 3, the speed limit on a road having an established speed limit of 50 miles per hour or
greater is adjusted to 45 miles per hour in a work zone when (1) at least one lane or portion of a lane of
traffic is closed in either direction, and (2) workers are present. A speed in excess of the adjusted speed limit
is unlawful.
b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a segment of road in which:
1) positive barriers are placed between workers and the traveled portion of the highway;
2) the work zone is in place for less than 24 hours;
3) a different speed limit for the work zone is determined by the road authority following an engineering
and traffic investigation and based on accepted engineering practice; or
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4) a different speed limit for the work zone is established by the road authority under paragraph (c).
c) 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 work
zones when workers are present, without an engineering and traffic investigation required. The work zone
speed limit must not reduce the speed limit on the affected street or highway by more than:
1) 20 miles per hour on a street or highway having an established speed limit of 55 miles per hour or
greater; and
2) 15 miles per hour on a street or highway having an established speed limit of 50 miles per hour or
less.
d) A work zone speed limit under paragraph (c) is effective on erection of appropriate regulatory speed
limit signs. The signs must be removed or covered when they are not required. A speed in excess of the
posted work zone speed limit is unlawful.
e) For any speed limit under this subdivision, a road authority shall erect signs identifying the speed
limit and indicating the beginning and end of the speed limit zone.
Subd. 5e.Speed limit on park road.The political subdivision with authority over a park may establish
a speed limit on a road located within the park. A speed limit established under this subdivision on a trunk
highway is effective only with the commissioner's approval. A speed limit established under this subdivision
must be based on an engineering and traffic investigation prescribed by the commissioner of transportation
and must not be lower than 20 miles per hour, and no speed limit established under this subdivision may
reduce existing speed limits by more than 15 miles per hour. A speed limit established under this subdivision
is effective on the erection of appropriate signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and
end of the reduced speed zone. Any speed in excess of the posted speed is unlawful.
Subd. 5f.Speed limits on certain rural residential districts.(a) A rural residential district existing
and lawfully signed before August 1, 2009, continues to qualify as a rural residential district.
b) A rural residential district existing and lawfully signed before August 1, 2009, is subject to the speed
limit signed before August 1, 2009.
See Note.]
Subd. 5g.St. Louis County Road 128.Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this section,
the speed limit on St. Louis County Road 128 in Eagles Nest Township between marked Trunk Highway
169 and County Road 989 is 40 miles per hour. The county engineer must erect appropriate signs displaying
the 40 miles per hour speed limit.
Subd. 5h.Speed limits on city streets.A city may establish speed limits for city streets under the city's
jurisdiction other than the limits provided in subdivision 2 without conducting an engineering and traffic
investigation. This subdivision does not apply to town roads, county highways, or trunk highways in the
city. A city that establishes speed limits pursuant to this section must implement speed limit changes in a
consistent and understandable manner. The city must erect appropriate signs to display the speed limit. A
city that uses the authority under this subdivision must develop procedures to set speed limits based on the
city's safety, engineering, and traffic analysis. At a minimum, the safety, engineering, and traffic analysis
must consider national urban speed limit guidance and studies, local traffic crashes, and methods to effectively
communicate the change to the public.
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Subd. 5i.Speed limits in safe road zone.(a) Upon request by the local authority, the commissioner
may establish a temporary or permanent speed limit in a safe road zone designated under section 169.065,
other than the limits provided in subdivision 2, based on an engineering and traffic investigation.
b) The speed limit under this subdivision is 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. Any
speed in excess of the posted limit is unlawful.
Subd. 5j.Speed limit on Trunk Highway 19 in the city of Lonsdale.Notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary in this section, the speed limit on Trunk Highway 19 in the city of Lonsdale between 5th
Avenue Northwest and the northern city limits is 45 miles per hour. The commissioner must erect appropriate
signs displaying the speed limit.
Subd. 6.[Repealed, Ex1971 c 27 s 49]
Subd. 6a.Work zone speed limit violations.A person convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation
of a speed limit in a work zone, or any other provision of this section while in a work zone, shall be required
to pay a fine of $300. This fine is in addition to the surcharge under section 357.021, subdivision 6.
Subd. 7.Burden of proof.The provisions of this chapter declaring speed limitation shall not be construed
to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant
as the proximate cause of an accident.
Subd. 8.Minimum speeds.On determining upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
that a speed at least as great as, or in excess of, a specified and determined minimum is necessary to the
reasonable and safe use of any trunk highway or portion thereof, the commissioner may erect appropriate
signs specifying the minimum speed on such highway or portion thereof. The minimum speed shall be
effective when such signs are erected. Any speeds less than the posted minimum speeds shall be prima facie
evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful.
Subd. 9.Standards of evidence.In any prosecution in which the rate of speed of a motor vehicle is
relevant, evidence of the speed of a motor vehicle as indicated on the speedometer thereof shall be admissible
on a showing that a vehicle is regularly used in traffic law enforcement and that the speedometer thereon is
regularly and routinely tested for accuracy and a record of the results of said tests kept on file by the agency
having control of said vehicle. Evidence as to the speed indicated on said speedometer shall be prima facie
evidence that the said vehicle was, at the time said reading was observed, traveling at the rate of speed so
indicated; subject to correction by the amount of error, if any, shown to exist by the test made closest in
time to the time of said reading.
Records of speedometer tests kept in the regular course of operations of any law enforcement agency
shall be admissible without further foundation, as to the results of said tests. Such records shall be available
to the defendant upon demand. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude or interfere with the cross
examination or impeachment of evidence of rate of speed as indicated by speedometer readings, pursuant
to the Rules of Evidence.
Subd. 10.Radar; speed-measuring device; standards of evidence.(a) In any prosecution in which
the rate of speed of a motor vehicle is relevant, evidence of the speed as indicated on radar or other
speed-measuring device is admissible in evidence, subject to the following conditions:
1) the officer operating the device has sufficient training to properly operate the equipment;
2) the officer testifies as to the manner in which the device was set up and operated;
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3) the device was operated with minimal distortion or interference from outside sources; and
4) the device was tested by an accurate and reliable external mechanism, method, or system at the time
it was set up.
b) Records of tests made of such devices and kept in the regular course of operations of any law
enforcement agency are admissible in evidence without further foundation as to the results of the tests. The
records shall be available to a defendant upon demand. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
preclude or interfere with cross examination or impeachment of evidence of the rate of speed as indicated
on the radar or speed-measuring device.
Subd. 11.Handheld traffic radar.(a) Law enforcement agencies that use handheld radar units shall
establish operating procedures to reduce the operator's exposure to microwave radiation.
b) The procedures, at a minimum, must require:
1) that the operator turn the unit off when it is not in use;
2) if the unit has a standby mode, that the operator use this mode except when measuring a vehicle's
speed;
3) that the operator not allow the antenna to rest against the operator's body while it is in operation;
and
4) that the operator always point the antenna unit away from the operator and any other person in very
close proximity to the unit.
Subd. 12.Radar jammer.For purposes of this section, "radar jammer" means any instrument, device,
or equipment designed or intended for use with a vehicle or otherwise to jam or interfere in any manner with
a speed-measuring device operated by a peace officer.
No person shall sell, offer for sale, use, or possess any radar jammer in this state.
History: (2720-178) 1937 c 464 s 28; 1939 c 430 s 6; 1947 c 428 s 12,13; 1955 c 802 s 1,2; 1957 c 580
s 1; 1963 c 843 s 1-4; 1969 c 623 s 1; 1975 c 53 s 1; 1975 c 363 s 1,2; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1979 c 60 s 1; 1980
c 498 s 4; 1984 c 417 s 24,25; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 319 s 1; 1991 c 298 art 4 s 9; 1993 c 26 s 1; 1993 c 61
s 1; 1994 c 635 art 1 s 12; 1994 c 640 s 1; 1994 c 645 s 1; 1995 c 118 s 1; 1995 c 265 art 2 s 18; 1996 c
455 art 1 s 5,6; 1997 c 143 s 9-11; 1997 c 159 art 2 s 20,21; 1999 c 44 s 1; 2001 c 213 s 9; 1Sp2003 c 19
art 2 s 27; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 41,42; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 45; 2009 c 56 s 4,5; 2009 c 165 s 1; 2010 c 356 s
1; 2014 c 312 art 11 s 7,8; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 48; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 34,35; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 44; art 5 s
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NOTE: Subdivision 5f, paragraph (b), as added by Laws 2009, chapter 56, section 5, expires when the
speed limit signs erected before August 1, 2009, are replaced. Laws 2009, chapter 56, section 5, the effective
date.
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