[Code 1975 §15.14(1); CC 1989 §13-311]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trailer, pole trailer,
or semi-trailer in this City which is in such defective mechanical
condition as to be reasonably likely, because of such defective mechanical
conditions, to cause damage to persons or property while being so
operated.
[Code 1975 §15.14(2); CC 1989 §13-312]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle in this City unless
the vehicle is equipped with safety glass as required by Sections
307.130 through 307.150, inclusive, RSMo.
[Code 1975 §15.14(4); CC 1989 §13-314]
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn, directed
forward or whistle in good working order, capable of emitting a sound
adequate in quantity and volume to give warning of the approach of
such vehicle to other users of the highway and pedestrians. Such signaling
device shall be used for warning purposes only and shall not be used
for making any unnecessary noise, and no other sound-producing device
shall be used at any time.
Muffler cutouts shall not be used and no vehicle shall be driven
in such manner or condition that excessive and unnecessary noises
shall be made by its machinery, motor, signaling device, or other
parts, or by any improperly loaded cargo. The motors of all motor
vehicles shall be fitted with properly attached mufflers of such capacity
or construction as to quiet the maximum possible exhaust noise as
completely as is done in modern gas engine passenger motor vehicles.
Any cutout or opening in the exhaust pipe between the motor and the
muffler on any motor vehicle shall be completely closed and disconnected
from its operating lever, and shall be so arranged that it cannot
automatically open, or be opened or operated while such vehicle is
in motion.
[Code 1975 §15.14(6); CC 1989 §13-316; 3384 §1,
2-23-2015]
A.
All
motor vehicles, except motorcycles, shall be provided at all times
with two (2) sets of adequate brakes, kept in good working order,
and motorcycles shall be provided with one (1) set of adequate brakes
kept in good working order.
B.
No
operator of a motor vehicle shall cause his or her vehicle to slow
or brake by any method which produces an excessive and unnecessary
noise, including, but not limited to un-muffled engine braking. As
used in this section, "engine braking" shall refer to compression
release braking systems or "Jake brakes," as a means of slowing or
braking the speed of the vehicle in lieu of applying the clutch or
brakes.
All motor vehicles which are so constructed or loaded that the
operator cannot see the road behind such vehicle by looking back or
around the side of such vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so
adjusted as to reveal the road behind and be visible from the operator's
seat.
[Code 1975 §15.03(38); CC 1989 §13-318; Ord. No. 994 §1, 4-28-1986; Ord. No. 1814 §3, 1-9-1995; Ord. No. 2221 §1, 7-13-1998; Ord. No. 3190 §1, 11-28-2006; Ord. No. 4174, 2-26-2018]
A.
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
DRIVER
PASSENGER CAR
As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 571.213, as amended, that
is designed to elevate a child to properly sit in a Federally approved
safety belt system.
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 571.213, as amended, and which
is either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to
such vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
A person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
Every motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons
or less and used for the transportation of persons; except that, the
term "passenger car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles,
motortricycles and trucks with a licensed gross weight of twelve thousand
(12,000) pounds or more.
B.
Each driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles or which require frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles and front seat passenger of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in this State and persons less than eighteen (18) years of age operating or riding in a truck, as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., on a street or highway of this State, shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about their body, nor shall the provisions of this Subsection be applicable to persons while operating or riding in a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the transporting of children under sixteen (16) years of age as provided in Subsection (E).
C.
Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child less than sixteen (16) years of age shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened restraint under Subsection (E).
D.
Except as otherwise provided for in Subsection (F), each person who violates the provisions of Subsection (B) upon conviction may be punished by a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00). All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of Subsection (B).
E.
Every driver transporting a child under the age of sixteen (16) years
shall be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle
operated by that driver on the streets or highways of this State,
for providing for the protection of such child as follows:
1.
Children less than four (4) years of age, regardless of weight,
shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child.
2.
Children weighing less than forty (40) pounds, regardless of
age, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child.
3.
Children at least four (4) years of age but less than eight
(8) years of age, who also weigh at least forty (40) pounds but less
than eighty (80) pounds and who are also less than four (4) feet,
nine (9) inches tall, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint
system or booster seat appropriate for that child.
4.
Children at least eighty (80) pounds or children more than four
(4) feet, nine (9) inches in height shall be secured by a vehicle
safety belt or booster seat appropriate for that child.
5.
A child who otherwise would be required to be secured in a booster
seat may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while
wearing only a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not
equipped with a combination lap and shoulder belt for booster seat
installation.
6.
When transporting children in the immediate family when there
are more children than there are seating positions in the enclosed
area of a motor vehicle, the children who are not able to be restrained
by a child safety restraint device appropriate for the child shall
sit in the area behind the front seat area. The driver transporting
children referred to in this Subsection is not in violation of this
Section.
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This Subsection shall only apply to the use of a child passenger
restraint system or vehicle safety belt for children less than sixteen
(16) years of age being transported in a motor vehicle. The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to any public carrier for hire. The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to students four (4) years
of age or older who are passengers on a school bus as defined in Section
301.010, RSMo.
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F.
Any driver who violates Subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection (E) of this Section is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs. Any driver who violates Subdivision (4) of Subsection (E) of this Section shall be subject to the penalty in Subsection (D) of this Section. If a driver receives a citation for violating Subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection (E) of this Section, the charges shall be dismissed or withdrawn if the driver prior to or at his or her hearing provides evidence of acquisition of a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat which is satisfactory to the court or the party responsible for prosecuting the driver's citation.
[Ord. No. 3190 §2, 11-28-2006]
A.
No
person shall operate any truck, as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.,
with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds on any highway which is part of the State or Federal highway
system or when such truck is operated within the corporate limits
of this City when any person under eighteen (18) years of age is riding
in the unenclosed bed of such truck. No person under eighteen (18)
years of age shall ride in the unenclosed bed of such truck when the
truck is in operation.
B.
The provisions of Subsection (A) shall apply when a truck is operated within the corporate limits of this City. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
An employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's
duties where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the
truck;
2.
Any person while engaged in agricultural activities where it is necessary
to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
3.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck while such truck
is being operated in a parade, caravan or exhibition which is authorized
by law;
4.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
has installed a means of preventing such person from being discharged
or such person is secured to the truck in a manner which will prevent
the person from being thrown, falling or jumping from the truck;
5.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of participating in a special
event and it is necessary that the person ride in such unenclosed
bed due to a lack of available seating. "Special event", for the purposes of this Section, is a specific social activity
of a definable duration which is participated in by the person riding
in the unenclosed bed;
6.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of providing assistance
to, or ensuring the safety of, other persons engaged in a recreational
activity; or
7.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is the only legally titled, licensed and insured vehicle owned by
the family of the person riding in the unenclosed bed and there is
insufficient room in the passenger cab of the truck to accommodate
all passengers in such truck. For the purposes of this Subsection,
the term "family" shall mean any persons related
within the first degree of consanguinity.
[Code 1975 §15.14(8); CC 1989 §13-319]
A.
No
person shall operate a motor vehicle in this City in such manner as
to cause or permit the emission of visible air contaminants from any
internal combustion engine for more than ten (10) consecutive seconds
at any one time.
B.
No
person shall cause or permit the engine of a motor vehicle to idle
longer than three (3) consecutive minutes while parking, standing
or stopped, unless the engine is being used to operate a loading,
unloading or processing device.
[Code 1975 §15.14(9); CC 1989 §13-320]
All vehicles carrying poles or other objects which project more
than five (5) feet from the rear of such vehicle, shall, during the
period when lights are required by this Title, carry a red light at
or near the rear end of the pole or other of the objects so projecting.
At other times, a red flag or cloth, not less than sixteen (16) inches
square, shall be displayed at the end of such projection.
A.
When
one (1) vehicle is towing another, the connecting device shall not
exceed fifteen (15) feet. During the time that lights are required
by Sections 307.020 to 307.120, RSMo., the required lights shall be
displayed by both vehicles. Every towed vehicle shall be coupled to
the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable, or equivalent
device in addition to the primary coupling device, except that such
secondary coupling device shall not be necessary if the connecting
device is connected to the towing vehicle by a center-locking ball
located over or nearly over the rear axle and not supported by the
rear bumper of the towing vehicle. Such secondary safety connecting
devices shall be of sufficient strength to control the towed vehicle
in the event of failure of the primary coupling device. The provisions
of this Subsection shall not apply to wreckers towing vehicles or
to vehicles secured to the towing vehicle by a fifth-wheel type connection.
[Code 1975 §15.14(11); CC 1989 §13-322]
A.
No
person shall operate or drive any motor vehicle in this City with
any object suspended or mounted in any manner between the driver and
the front windshield or with any sign, poster, snow, ice or other
non-transparent material upon the front windshield, side or rear windows
of such vehicle, which obstructs or interferes with the driver's clear
view of the street or which might divert his/her attention from the
street.
B.
Wipers
are required; no person shall operate or drive any motor vehicle,
except a motorcycle, which is not equipped with a windshield wiper
for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which
wiper shall be constructed as to be controlled or operated by the
driver of the vehicle, and such windshield wiper shall be in good
working order.
[Code 1975 §15.14(12); CC 1989 §13-323]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle in this City so constructed,
equipped or loaded that hand and arm signals cannot be seen from the
rear, unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mechanical or electrical
signalling device which shall display a signal plainly visible from
the rear and indicating an intention to turn or stop, or that the
speed of the motor vehicle is being slowed.
[Code 1975 §15.14(13); CC 1989 §13-324]
No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any street or
highway of this City between the first (1st) day of April and the
first (1st) day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped with
tires containing metal or carbide studs.
A.
Trucks,
semitrailers, and trailers, except utility trailers, without rear
fenders, attached to a commercial motor vehicle registered for over
twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds shall be equipped with mud flaps
for the rear wheels when operated on the public highways of this State.
If mud flaps are used, they shall be wide enough to cover the full
tread width of the tire or tires being protected; shall be so installed
that they extend from the underside of the vehicle body in a vertical
plane behind the rear wheels to within eight (8) inches of the ground;
and shall be constructed of a rigid material or a flexible material
which is of a sufficiently rigid character to provide adequate protection
when the vehicle is in motion. No provisions of this Section shall
apply to a motor vehicle in transit and in process of delivery equipped
with temporary mud flaps, to farm implements, or to any vehicle which
is not required to be registered.
B.
Any
person who violates this Section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law.
A.
All
motor vehicles, and every trailer and semitrailer operating upon the
public highways of this City and carrying goods or material or farm
products which may reasonably be expected to become dislodged and
fall from the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer as a result of wind
pressure or air pressure and/or by the movement of the vehicle, trailer
or semitrailer shall have a protective cover or be sufficiently secured
so that no portion of such goods or material can become dislodged
and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer while being transported
or carried.
B.
Operation
of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer in violation of this section
shall be a class C misdemeanor, and any person convicted thereof shall
be punished as provided by law.
[Code 1975 §15.14(15); CC 1989 §13-326]
Every vehicle upon a street or highway within this City at any
time from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half (½)
hour before sunrise, or when the street lights are lighted, and at
any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric
conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible
at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead, shall display lighted
lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter respectively required
for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect
to parked vehicles, and further that stop lights, turn signals and
other signalling devices shall be lighted as prescribed for use of
such devices.
[Code 1975 §15.14(16); CC 1989 §13-327]
Except as otherwise provided in this Title, every motor vehicle
other than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motorcycle shall
be equipped with at least two (2) approved headlamps mounted at the
same level with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the
vehicle. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1)
and not more than two (2) approved headlamps. Every motorcycle equipped
with a sidecar or other attachment shall be equipped with a lamp on
the outside limit of such attachment capable of displaying a white
light to the front.
[Code 1975 §15.14(17); CC 1989 §13-328]
A.
Any
motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one (1) spotlamp
but every lighted spotlamp shall be so aimed and used so as not to
be dazzling or glaring to any person.
B.
Any
motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed three (3) auxiliary
lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve (12) inches
nor more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface upon which
the vehicle stands.
[Code 1975 §15.14(18); CC 1989 §13-329]
A.
Every
motor vehicle and every motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped with
at least two (2) rear lamps, not less than fifteen (15) inches nor
more than seventy-two (72) inches above the ground upon which the
vehicle stands, which, when lighted, will exhibit a red light plainly
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. Either
such lamps or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as
to illuminate with a white light the rear registration number plate
and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to
the rear. When the rear registration number plate is illuminated by
an electric lamp other than required rear lamps, all such lamps shall
be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
B.
Every
motorcycle registered in this State when operated on a street or highway
shall also carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp or separately,
at least one (1) approved red reflector, which shall be of such size
and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible during the
times when lighted lamps are required from all distances within three
hundred (300) feet to fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly
in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawfully undimmed headlamps.
C.
Every
new passenger car, new commercial motor vehicle, motor-drawn vehicle
and bus registered in this State when operated on a street or highway
shall also carry at the rear at least two (2) approved red reflectors,
at least one (1) at each side, so designed, mounted on the vehicle
and maintained as to be visible during the times when lighted lamps
are required from all distances within five hundred (500) feet to
fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly in front of a motor
vehicle displaying lawfully undimmed headlamps. Every such reflector
shall meet the requirements of this Chapter and shall be mounted upon
the vehicle at a height not to exceed sixty (60) inches nor less than
fifteen (15) inches above the surface upon which the vehicle stands.
[Code 1975 §15.14(19); CC 1989 §13-330]
At all times when lighted lamps are required, at least two (2)
lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side of the front
of every motor vehicle, except a motorcycle and a motor-drawn vehicle
except when such vehicle is parked subject to the provisions governing
lights on parked vehicles. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with
headlamps as in this Chapter required is also equipped with any auxiliary
lamps or a spotlamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting
a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred (300) candle power,
not more than a total of four (4) of any such lamps on the front of
a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time upon a street or highway.
[Code 1975 §15.14(20); CC 1989 §13-331]
A.
Headlamps,
when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white in color; auxiliary
lamps, cowl lamps, and spotlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights
substantially white, yellow or amber in color. No person shall drive
or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school bus when used for
school purposes or an emergency vehicle upon any street or highway
with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light visible directly
in front thereof.
B.
Alternately
flashing warning signals may be used on school buses when used for
school purposes and on motor vehicles when used to transport United
States mail from post office to boxes of addressees thereof, and on
emergency vehicles, but are prohibited on other motor vehicles, motorcycles
and motor-drawn vehicles, except as a means for indicating a right
turn or left turn.
[Code 1975 §15.14(21); CC 1989 §13-332]
All vehicles, including agricultural machinery or implements,
road machinery, road rollers, traction engines and farm tractors not
in this Chapter specifically required to be equipped with lamps shall
be equipped during the time when lighted lamps are required with at
least one (1) lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle
and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance
of five hundred (500) feet to the rear, and such lamps and lanterns
shall exhibit lights to the sides of such vehicles.
[Code 1975 §15.14(22); CC 1989 §13-333]
Every person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam
road lighting equipment, during the times when lighted lamps are required,
shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam directed high
enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles
at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following
requirements and limitations: Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches
an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, or is within three
hundred (300) feet to the rear of another vehicle traveling in the
same direction, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite
beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes
of the other driver, and in no case shall the high-intensity portion
which is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme
left side of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp
from which it comes at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead,
and in no case higher than a level of forty-two (42) inches above
the level upon which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five
(75) feet ahead.
[Code 1975 §15.13(7); CC 1989 §13-334]
A.
Whenever
a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours
between one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½)
hour before sunrise, and in the event there is sufficient light to
reveal any person or object within a distance of five hundred (500)
feet upon such street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon
such parked vehicle.
B.
Whenever
a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent
thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between
one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½) hour
before sunrise, and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person
or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon such highway,
such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one (1) or
more lamps meeting the following requirements:
1.
At least one (1) lamp shall display a white or amber light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle;
2.
The same lamp or at least one (1) other lamp shall display a red
light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear
of the vehicle;
3.
The location of such lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least
one (1) lamp or a combination of lamps meeting the requirements of
this Section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the
vehicle which is closest to passing traffic.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.
D.
Any
lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
