2875
HOWARD COUNTY

IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED UPON THE BASIS OF AN
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION THAT THE SPEED
PERMITTED BY STATE LAW UPON THE FOLLOWING STREETS IS
LESS THAN IS NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLES
THEREON BY REASON OF THE DESIGNATION AND SIGN-POSTING
OF SAID STREETS AS THROUGH HIGHWAYS AND BY REASON OF
WIDELY SPACED INTERSECTIONS AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED
THAT THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SHALL BE AS HEREINAFTER
SET FORTH ON THOSE STREETS OR PARTS OF STREETS HEREIN
DESIGNATED AT THE TIMES SPECIFIED WHEN SIGNS ARE
ERECTED GIVING NOTICE THEREOF.

21.504 - DECREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEED

IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED UPON THE BASIS OF AN
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION THAT THE SPEED
PERMITTED BY STATE LAW OUTSIDE OF URBAN DISTRICTS AS
APPLICABLE UPON THE FOLLOWING STREETS IS GREATER THAN
IS REASONABLE OR SAFE UNDER THE CONDITIONS FOUND TO
EXIST UPON SUCH STREETS AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT
THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SHALL BE (35) OR (45) MILES
PER HOUR AS HEREIN SET FORTH ON THOSE STREETS OR PARTS
OF STREETS HEREIN DESIGNATED AT THE TIMES HEREIN
SPECIFIED WHEN SIGNS ARE ERECTED GIVING NOTICE
THEREOF.

21.505 - SPEED LIMITS ON ARTERIAL STREETS

UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC
INVESTIGATION, THESE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ARE HEREBY
DETERMINED AND DECLARED REASONABLE AND SAFE ON THE
FOLLOWING ARTERIAL STREETS (OR PARTS OF STREETS) WHEN
SIGNS ARE ERECTED GIVING NOTICE THEREOF.

21.506 - REGULATION OF SPEED BY TRAFFIC SIGNALS

THE COUNTY TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS AUTHORIZED TO

REGULATE THE TIMING OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS SO AS TO   PERMIT

THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC IN AN ORDERLY AND SAFE   MANNER

AT SPEEDS SLIGHTLY AT VARIANCE FROM THE       SPEEDS

OTHERWISE APPLICABLE WITHIN THE DISTRICT     OR AT

INTERSECTIONS AND SHALL ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS   GIVING
NOTICE THEREOF.

SUBTITLE 6
TURNING MOVEMENTS

2 1.601 - AUTHORITY TO PLACE DEVICES ALTERING NORMAL
COURSE FOR TURNS