[R.O. 1996 § 340.010; Code 1985,
§ 76.765; CC 1990 § 14-92]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any emergency vehicle traveling in response to an
emergency call closer than five hundred (500) feet or drive into or
park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped
in answer to a fire alarm.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.020; Code 1985,
§ 76.770; CC 1990 § 14-93]
No vehicle shall be driven over any
unprotected hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street,
private driveway or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm
of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department Official in command.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.030; Code 1985,
§ 76.775; CC 1990 § 14-94]
A.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
FUNERAL LEAD VEHICLE or LEAD VEHICLE
ORGANIZED FUNERAL PROCESSION
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
A person licensed as a funeral director pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 333, RSMo.
Any motor vehicle equipped with at least one (1) lighted
circulating lamp exhibiting an amber or purple light or lens or alternating
flashing headlamps visible under normal atmospheric conditions for
a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the front of the vehicle.
A hearse or coach properly equipped may be a lead vehicle.
Two (2) or more vehicles accompanying the remains of a deceased
person from a funeral establishment, church, synagogue or other place
where a funeral service has taken place to a cemetery, crematory or
other place of final disposition or a funeral establishment, church,
synagogue or other place where additional funeral services will be
performed if directed by a licensed funeral director from a licensed
establishment.
B.
Driving Rules.
1.
Except as otherwise provided for in this Section, pedestrians
and operators of all other vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to
any vehicle which is a part of an organized funeral procession.
2.
Notwithstanding any traffic control device or right-of-way provision
prescribed by State or local law, when the funeral lead vehicle in
an organized funeral procession lawfully enters an intersection, all
vehicles in the procession shall follow the lead vehicle through the
intersection. The operator of each vehicle in the procession shall
exercise the highest degree of care toward any other vehicle or pedestrian
on the roadway.
3.
An organized funeral procession shall have the right-of-way
at all intersections regardless of any traffic control device at such
intersections, except that operators of vehicles in an organized funeral
procession shall yield the right-of-way to any approaching emergency
vehicle pursuant to the provisions of law or when directed to do so
by a Law Enforcement Officer.
4.
All vehicles in an organized funeral procession shall follow
the preceding vehicle in the procession as closely as is practical
and safe under the conditions.
5.
No person shall operate any vehicle as part of an organized
funeral procession without the flashing emergency lights of such vehicle
being lighted.
6.
Any person who is not an operator of a vehicle in an organized
funeral procession shall not:
a.
Drive between the vehicles comprising an organized funeral procession while such vehicles are in motion and have the flashing emergency lights lighted pursuant to Subsection (B)(5) above, except when required to do so by a Law Enforcement Officer or when such person is operating an emergency vehicle giving an audible or visual signal;
b.
Join a funeral procession for the purpose of securing the right-of-way;
or
c.
Attempt to pass any vehicle in an organized funeral procession,
except where a passing lane has been specifically provided.
7.
When an organized funeral procession is proceeding through a
red signal light as permitted herein, a vehicle not in the organized
funeral procession shall not enter the intersection unless such vehicle
may do so without crossing the path of the funeral procession.
8.
No ordinance, regulation or any other provision of law shall
prohibit the use of a motorcycle utilizing flashing amber lights to
escort an organized funeral procession on the highway.
C.
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this Section shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
[R.O. 1996 § 340.040; Code 1985,
§ 76.780; CC 1990 § 14-95]
Each driver in a funeral or other
procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway
as practicable and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable
and safe.
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1996 § 340.050, Funeral Procession
To Be Identified, was repealed by the City during the 2022 recodification
project.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.060; Code 1985,
§ 76.790; CC 1990 § 14-97]
No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred (200) or more persons or fifty (50) or more vehicles except the forces of the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of this State and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments, shall occupy, march or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued in accordance with Chapter 347 of this Code, and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.070; Code 1985,
§ 76.795; CC 1990 § 14-98]
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway. A designated bicycle
lane shall not be obstructed by a parked or standing motor vehicle
or other stationary object. A motor vehicle may be driven in a designated
bicycle lane only for the purpose of a lawful maneuver to cross the
lane or to provide for safe travel. In making an otherwise lawful
maneuver that requires traveling in or crossing a designated bicycle
lane, the driver of a motor vehicle shall yield to any bicycle in
the lane. As used in this Section, the term "designated bicycle lane"
shall mean a portion of the roadway or highway that has been designated
by the Governing Body having jurisdiction over such roadway or highway
by striping with signing or striping with pavement markings for the
preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.080; Code 1985,
§ 76.800; CC 1990 § 14-99]
The driver of a vehicle shall not
back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety
and without interfering with other traffic.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.090; Code 1985,
§ 76.805; CC 1990 § 14-100]
No person shall open the door of
a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and
until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a
door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic
for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.100; Code 1985,
§ 76.850; CC 1990 § 14-101]
A.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride
only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such
operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person
ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more
than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the
permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon
another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
B.
The operator of a motorized bicycle shall
ride only astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto,
and shall not permit more than one (1) person to ride thereon at the
same time, unless the motorized bicycle is designed to carry more
than one (1) person. Any motorized bicycle designed to carry more
than one (1) person must be equipped with a passenger seat and footrests
for the use of a passenger.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.110; Code 1985,
§ 76.830; CC 1990 § 14-102]
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster,
roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself/herself
to any vehicle upon a roadway. Neither shall the driver of a vehicle
knowingly pull a rider behind a vehicle.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.120; Code 1985,
§ 76.835; CC 1990 § 14-103]
No person shall drive a vehicle onto
or from any controlled access roadway except at such entrances and
exits as are established by public authority.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.130; Code 1985,
§ 76.840; CC 1990 § 14-104]
It shall be unlawful for the directing
officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation
of or to operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of
any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than
five (5) minutes; provided that, this Section shall not apply to a
moving train or to one stopped because of an emergency or for repairs
necessary before it can proceed safely.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.140; Code 1985,
§ 76.815; CC 1990 § 14-105]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven
through or within a safety zone.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.150; Code 1985,
§ 76.390; CC 1990 § 14-91]
The driver of a vehicle shall not
follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonably safe and prudent,
having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon
and the condition of the roadway. Vehicles being driven upon any roadway
outside of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade,
whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated, except
in a funeral procession or in a duly authorized parade, so as to allow
sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles
as to enable any other vehicle to overtake or pass such vehicles in
safety. This Section shall in no manner affect Section 304.044, RSMo.,
relating to distance between trucks traveling on the highway.
Every person operating a motor vehicle
on the highways and roadways of this City shall drive the vehicle
in a careful and prudent manner and at a rate of speed so as not to
endanger the property of another or the life or limb of any person
and shall exercise the highest degree of care.
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1996 §§ 340.160, Reckless
Driving, 340.170, Attempting to Evade or Elude Police Officer, and
340.180, To Drive With Due Care For Conditions, were repealed by the
City during the 2022 recodification project and replaced with the
provisions herein.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.190; CC 1990 § 14-358; Ord. No. 829 § 14-358, 11-23-1992; Ord. No. 936 §§ 1
— 2, 12-12-1994; Ord. No. 1333 § 1, 7-24-2000; Ord. No. 1823 § 1, 4-10-2006; Ord. No. 1938, 12-27-2007; Ord. No.
2008, 1-12-2009; Ord. No. 2177 § 1, 10-24-2011; Ord. No. 2484, 12-9-2019; Ord. No. 2411, 2-13-2023]
A.
Driving Emergency. When snow, sleet or freezing rain is causing slippery or hazardous conditions which might lead to serious traffic congestion, no vehicle shall be operated on any "Emergency Route" as defined in Subsection (C) herein without first having equipped such vehicle with effective skid chains or snow tires.
B.
Parking Emergency. All vehicles parked
on such "Emergency Routes" must be removed within two (2) hours after
snow, sleet or freezing rain is causing slippery or hazardous conditions.
C.
Designation of Emergency Routes. "EmergencyRoutes"
are hereby defined as all streets designated as "Emergency Snow Route"
as designed by public works, such special signs to be erected in both
directions on any designated "Emergency Route." The following locations
are considered emergency snow routes:
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Emergency Routes
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Barr Road from U.S. 40 Highway to R.D. Mize
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Dillingham Road from Pink Hill Road to East Duncan Road
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East Duncan Road from Tyer Road to North Buckner-Tarsney Road
|
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E.E. Kirby Road from SW Eagles Parkway to Yennie Avenue
|
|
James Rollo Drive from Buckner-Tarsney to end of road
|
|
North Buckner-Tarsney Road from East Duncan Road to SW Eagles
Parkway
|
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NE Greystone Boulevard from North Buckner-Tarsney Road to NE
Amanda Jean Way
|
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NE Hoot Owl Lane from North Buckner-Tarsney Road to NE Crumley
Street
|
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NW Cedar Lane from NW Woodbury Lane to NW Pecan Drive
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NW Eagles Ridge Boulevard from NW Jefferson to NW Hilltop Lane
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NW Hedgewood Drive from Dillingham Road to East Duncan Road
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NW Highview Drive from NW Eagle Ridge Blvd. to NW Whitney Drive
|
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NW Jackie Avenue from SW Eagles Parkway to Willow Drive
|
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NW Lindenwood Drive from Dillingham Road to NW Megan Drive
|
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NW Meadow Drive from R.D. Mize Road to East U.S. 40 Highway
|
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NW Pecan Drive from NW Cedar Lane to NW Woodbury Drive
|
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NW Rosewood Drive from East Duncan Road to NW Crestwood Drive
|
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NW Whitney Drive from Rust Road to NW Eagle Ridge Drive
|
|
NW Woodbury Drive from East Duncan Road to Buckner-Tarsney Road
|
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NW Woodbury Lane from East Duncan Road to NW Cedar Lane
|
|
OOIDA Drive from R.D. Mize Road to East U.S. 40 Highway
|
|
R.D. Mize from Pavilion Lane to OOIDA Drive
|
|
Royer Lane from SW Eagles Parkway to Willow Drive
|
|
Rust Road from East Duncan Road to North Buckner-Tarsney Road
|
|
Sni-A-Bar Boulevard from U.S. 40 Highway to South Buckner-Tarsney
Road
|
|
SW Addie Lane from SW Joseph Circle to South Minter Road
|
|
SW Creek Ridge Drive from SW Woodland Drive to SW Meadowood
Drive
|
|
SW Cross Creek Drive from SW August Drive to West Ryan Road
|
|
SW Cross Creek Drive from W Broadway to Stone Brook Drive
|
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SW Cross Creek Drive from West Ryan Road to Mill Creek Court
|
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SW Dean Drive from SW Sni-A-Bar Boulevard to SW Joseph Lane
|
|
SW Eagles Parkway from Main Street to NW Jackie Avenue
|
|
SW Foxtail Drive from SW Stoney Point Drive to SW Shorthorn
Drive
|
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SW Greystone Drive from SW Montana Ridge Drive to SW Addie Lane
|
|
SW Joseph Lane from SW Dean Drive to SW Hillsboro Drive
|
|
SW Lakeview Drive from SW Sni-A-Bar Boulevard to SW Montana
Ridge Drive
|
|
SW Meadowood Drive from SW Creek Ridge Drive to SW Tisha Lane
|
|
SW Montana Ridge Drive from SW Sni-A-Bar Boulevard to SW Lakeview
Drive
|
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SW Nelson Drive from Shorthorn Drive to Buckner-Tarsney
|
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SW Sandy Lane from SW Sni-A-Bar Boulevard to SW Laura Lane
|
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SW Shorthorn Drive from SW Sni-A-Bar Boulevard to SW Foxtail
Drive
|
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SW Shorthorn Drive from SW Sni-A-Bar Boulevard to SW Brome Drive
|
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SW Stoney Point Drive from Ryan Road to SW Foxtail Drive
|
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SW Woodland Drive from SW Nelson Drive to SW Creek Ridge Drive
|
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W Broadway Street from Buckner-Tarsney to Parker Drive
|
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W Front Street from E.E. Kirby Road to Buckner-Tarsney
|
|
West Ryan Road from South Buckner-Tarsney Road to South Minter
Road
|
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Yennie Avenue from E.E. Kirby Road to Main Street
|
[R.O. 1996 § 340.200; Code 1985,
§ 76.385; CC 1990 § 14-90]
A.
All
vehicles not in motion shall be placed with their right side as near
the right-hand side of the highway as practicable, except on streets
of the City where vehicles are obliged to move in one direction only
or parking of motor vehicles is regulated by ordinance.
B.
Upon all public roads or highways of sufficient width, a vehicle
shall be driven upon the right-half of the roadway, except as follows:
1.
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the
same direction pursuant to the rules governing such movement;
2.
When placing a vehicle in position for and when such vehicle
is lawfully making a left turn in compliance with the provisions of
this Title;
3.
When the right-half of a roadway is closed to traffic while
under construction or repair;
4.
Upon a roadway designated by local ordinance as a one-way street
and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
C.
It is unlawful to drive any vehicle upon any highway or road which
has been divided into two (2) or more roadways by means of a physical
barrier or by means of a dividing section or delineated by curbs,
lines or other markings on the roadway except to the right of such
barrier or dividing section or to make any left turn or semicircular
or U-turn on any such divided highway, except at an intersection or
interchange or at any signed location designated by the State Highways
and Transportation Commission or the Department of Transportation.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to emergency vehicles,
law enforcement vehicles or to vehicles owned by the Commission or
the Department.
D.
The
Chief of Police may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be
used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the
center line of the highway, and Police Officers may direct traffic
in conformance with such signs. When authorized signs have been erected
designating off-center traffic lanes, no person shall disobey the
instructions given by such signs.
E.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly
marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all other
consistent herewith shall apply:
1.
A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely
within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the
driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
2.
Upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes, a vehicle
shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and
passing another vehicle where the roadway ahead is clearly visible
and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or
in preparation for a left turn, or where such center lane is at the
time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the
vehicle is proceeding and is signposted to give notice of such allocation.
3.
Upon all highways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal
speed of traffic thereon shall be driven in the right-hand lane for
traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb,
except as otherwise provided in Sections 304.014 to 304.026, RSMo.
4.
Official signs may be erected by the State Highways and Transportation
Commission, or the Highway Patrol may place temporary signs directing
slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or allocating specified
lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of vehicles
shall obey the directions of every such sign.
5.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall
pass each other to the right and, except when a roadway has been divided
into traffic lanes, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half
(1/2) of the main traveled portion of the roadway whenever possible.
F.
All vehicles in motion upon a highway having two (2) or more lanes
of traffic proceeding in the same direction shall be driven in the
right-hand lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle
or when preparing to make a proper left turn or when otherwise directed
by traffic markings, signs or signals.
G.
All trucks registered for a gross weight of more than forty-eight
thousand (48,000) pounds shall not be driven in the far left-hand
lane upon all interstate highways, freeways, or expressways within
urbanized areas of the State having three (3) or more lanes of traffic
proceeding in the same direction. This restriction shall not apply
when:
H.
As used in Subsection (G) of this Section, "truck" means any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer, or any combination thereof, propelled or drawn by mechanical power and designed for or used in the transportation of property upon the highways. The term "truck" also includes a commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section 300.010 of this Title.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.210; Code 1985,
§ 76.755; CC 1990 § 14-107]
No person shall drive an overloaded
vehicle or one loaded in such manner that any part of the load is
likely to fall upon and litter any highway, street or alley in the
City, or cause injury or grief to persons or damage to other vehicles,
nor shall he/she permit any part, portion or the whole of such load
to fall upon and to remain upon the highway, street or alley.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.220; Code 1985,
§ 76.820; CC 1990 § 14-109]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motor vehicle on any public street or thoroughfare within
forty-eight (48) hours after such street or thoroughfare has been
oiled; provided that such street or thoroughfare is marked by sign
or other visible designation at the time of oiling and provided further
that the provisions of this Section shall not apply on any street
or thoroughfare after gravel or other drying agent has been applied.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.230; Code 1985,
§ 76.825; CC 1990 § 14-110]
Any person who has purposely, accidentally,
or by reason of an accident, dropped from his/her person or any vehicle,
any tacks, nails, wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp stones
or other substances injurious to the feet of persons or animals, or
to the tires or wheels of vehicles, including motor vehicles, upon
any roadway shall immediately make all reasonable efforts to clear
the highway of the substances.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.240; Code 1985,
§ 76.855; CC 1990 § 14-112; Ord. No. 2519, 9-28-2020]
A.
Every person under twenty-six (26) years of age who is operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle or motortricycle, as defined in Section 300.010, upon any highway or street of this City shall wear protective headgear at all times the vehicle is in motion; except that:
1.
Any person twenty-six (26) years
of age or older operating any motorcycle or motortricycle who has
been issued an instruction permit shall wear protective headgear at
all times the vehicle is in motion.
B.
The protective headgear shall meet reasonable
standards and specifications established by the director.
1.
The standards and specifications
are those required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
218. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established
standards for motorcycle helmets to ensure a certain degree of protection
in a crash in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218. DOT-compliant
helmets are helmets that meet this safety standard, while non-compliant
helmets are helmets that do not.
C.
Any qualified motorcycle operator who is
twenty-six (26) years of age or older may operate a motorcycle or
motortricycle upon any highway of this State without wearing protective
headgear if he or she, in addition to maintaining proof of financial
responsibility in accordance with Chapter 303, RSMo., is covered by
a health insurance policy or other form of insurance which will provide
the person with medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result
of an accident while operating or riding on a motorcycle or motortricycle.
E.
Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction
and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
[R.O. 1996 § 340.250; Code 1985,
§ 76.1040; CC 1990 § 14-113]
The driver of a vehicle approaching
a person with a visual, aural or physical disability who is carrying
a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a
red tip, or using a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog shall yield
to such pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions
shall be liable in damages for any injury caused such pedestrian and
any injury caused to the pedestrian's guide dog, hearing dog or service
dog; provided that such a pedestrian not carrying such cane or using
a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog in any of the places, accommodations
or conveyances listed in Section 209.150, RSMo., shall have all of
the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.260; Code 1985,
§ 76.375; CC 1990 § 14-181]
A.
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles
proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations and exceptions
hereinafter stated:
1.
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance
and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely
clear of the overtaken vehicle; and
2.
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,
the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in
favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of
such driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
B.
Passing To The Right Of Another Vehicle.
1.
The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right
of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
2.
The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass another
vehicle upon the right only under the foregoing conditions when such
movement may be made in safety. In no event shall such movement be
made by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not relieve the driver of
a slow-moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable
to the right-hand edge of the roadway.
C.
Except when a roadway has been divided into three (3) traffic lanes,
no vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center line of
a highway or public road in overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly
visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance
ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made
without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching
from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.
D.
No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway
under the following conditions:
1.
When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve of the
highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance
as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach
from the opposite direction.
2.
When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred
(100) feet of any bridge, viaduct, tunnel or when approaching within
one hundred (100) feet of or at any intersection or railroad grade
crossing.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.270; Code 1985,
§ 76.380; CC 1990 § 14-182; Ord.
No. 573, 1-11-1988]
A.
Driver Shall Stop, When.
1.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway upon meeting or overtaking
from either direction any school bus which has stopped on the highway
for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children and
whose driver has in the manner prescribed by law given the signal
to stop shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus and
shall not proceed until such school bus resumes motion or until signaled
by its driver to proceed.
2.
"School bus" includes Head Start buses that meet the requirements
set out in Section 304.050.1(2), RSMo.
B.
Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear
upon the front and rear thereon a plainly visible sign containing
the words "School Bus" in letters not less than eight (8) inches in
height. Each bus shall have lettered on the rear in plain and distinct
type the following: "State Law: Stop While Bus is Loading and Unloading."
Each school bus subject to the provisions of Sections 304.050 to 304.070,
RSMo., shall be equipped with a mechanical and electrical signaling
device approved by the State Board of Education which will display
a signal plainly visible from the front and rear and indicating intention
to stop.
C.
Every school bus operated to transport students in the public school system which has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, which has the engine mounted entirely in front of the windshield and the entrance door behind the front wheels, and which is used for the transportation of school children shall be equipped with a crossing control arm. The crossing control arm, when activated, shall extend a minimum of five (5) feet six (6) inches from the face of the front bumper. The crossing control arm shall be attached on the right side of the front bumper and shall be activated by the same controls which activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices described in Subsection (B) of this Section. This Subsection may be cited as "Jessica's Law" in commemoration of Jessica Leicht and all other Missouri school children who have been injured or killed during the operation of a school bus.
D.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the driver of a school
bus in the process of loading or unloading students upon a street
or highway shall activate the mechanical and electrical signaling
devices, in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education,
to communicate to drivers of other vehicles that students are loading
or unloading. A public school district has the authority pursuant
to Section 304.050, RSMo., to adopt a policy which provides that the
driver of a school bus in the process of loading or unloading students
upon a divided highway of four (4) or more lanes may pull off of the
main roadway and load or unload students without activating the mechanical
and electrical signaling devices in a manner which gives the signal
for other drivers to stop and may use the amber signaling devices
to alert motorists that the school bus is slowing to a stop; provided
that the passengers are not required to cross any traffic lanes and
also provided that the emergency flashing signal lights are activated
in a manner which indicates that drivers should proceed with caution
and, in such case, the driver of a vehicle may proceed past the school
bus with due caution.
E.
No driver of a school bus shall take on or discharge passengers at
any location upon a highway consisting of four (4) or more lanes of
traffic, whether or not divided by a median or barrier, in such manner
as to require the passengers to cross more than two (2) lanes of traffic;
nor shall any passengers be taken on or discharged while the vehicle
is upon the road or highway proper unless the vehicle so stopped is
plainly visible for at least five hundred (500) feet in each direction
to drivers of other vehicles in the case of a highway with no shoulder
and a speed limit greater than sixty (60) miles per hour and at least
three hundred (300) feet in each direction to drivers of other vehicles
upon other highways, and on all highways, only for such time as is
actually necessary to take on and discharge passengers.
F.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need
not stop upon meeting or overtaking a school bus which is on a different
roadway, which is proceeding in the opposite direction on a highway
containing four (4) or more lanes of traffic, or which is stopped
in a loading zone constituting a part of, or adjacent to, a limited
or controlled access highway at a point where pedestrians are not
permitted to cross the roadway.
G.
If any vehicle is witnessed by a peace officer or the driver of a
school bus to have violated the provisions of this Section and the
identity of the operator is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a
rebuttable presumption that the person in whose name such vehicle
is registered committed the violation. In the event that charges are
filed against multiple owners of a motor vehicle, only one (1) of
the owners may be convicted and court costs may be assessed against
only one (1) of the owners. If the vehicle which is involved in the
violation is registered in the name of a rental or leasing company
and the vehicle is rented or leased to another person at the time
of the violation, the rental or leasing company may rebut the presumption
by providing the peace officer or prosecuting authority with a copy
of the rental or lease agreement in effect at the time of the violation.
No prosecuting authority may bring any legal proceedings against a
rental or leasing company under this Section unless prior written
notice of the violation has been given to that rental or leasing company
by registered mail at the address appearing on the registration and
the rental or leasing company has failed to provide the rental or
lease agreement copy within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice.
[R.O. 1996 § 340.281; Ord. No. 1144, 11-10-1997]
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 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. Any person who operates
a truck with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand
(12,000) pounds in violation of this Section shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00),
plus court costs. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
Any 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 purpose
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 purposes
of this Subsection, the term "family" shall mean any persons related
within the first degree of consanguinity.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1996 § 340.283, Penalty, which
immediately followed this Section, as amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No.
1144, was repealed by the City during the 2022 recodification project.
