The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire
alarm 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.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a 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.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising
a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion
and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in
this Title. This provision shall not apply at intersections where
traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or Police Officers.
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.
[CC 1983 §17-9]
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified
as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant
or other identifying insignia or by such other method as may be determined
and designated by the Police Department.
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
by the Chief of Police and such other regulations as are set forth
herein which may apply.
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway.
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.
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.
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.
A.
No
person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district.
B.
Whenever
any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall
yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal
before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
C.
No
person shall ride a motorized bicycle upon a sidewalk.
A.
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in Section 300.020, upon the streets and highways of this city, except as follows:
1.
All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity
for official use;
2.
All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the
day of operation;
3.
All-terrain vehicles whose operators carry a special permit issued
by this City pursuant to Section 304.013, RSMo.
B.
No
person shall operate an off-road vehicle, as defined in Section 304.001,
RSMo, within any stream or river in this city, except that off-road
vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries
of land which an off-road vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural
purposes within the boundaries of land which an off-road vehicle operator
owns or has permission to be upon, or for the purpose of fording such
stream or river of this state at such road crossings as are customary
or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace
Officers of this State and its political subdivisions shall enforce
the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their
jurisdiction.
C.
A person
operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway pursuant to
an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's
or chauffeur's license, but shall not be required to have passed an
examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle shall
be operated at speeds of less than thirty (30) miles per hour. When
operated on a street or highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have
a bicycle safety flag, which extends not less than seven (7) feet
above the ground, attached to the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle
safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less
than thirty (30) square inches and shall be day-glow in color.
D.
No
person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
1.
In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
2.
While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance;
or
3.
Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an individual
who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or otherwise
propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
E.
No
operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
F.
A violation
of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 2013-10 §2, 9-3-2013]
A.
No person shall operate a utility vehicle, as defined in Section 300.020, upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
1.
Utility vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity
for official use;
2.
Utility vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the
day of operation, unless equipped with proper lighting;
3.
Utility vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short distances
occasionally only on City streets and the State's secondary roads
when operated between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
4.
Utility vehicles operated by a licensed driver holding a special
permit issued by this City authorizing the operation of a utility
vehicle upon the streets and highways within the City limits. The
City Council hereby authorizes the issuance of such special permits
to licensed drivers by the City Collector. The City Collector shall
collect a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each such special permit
issued, which fee shall not be prorated. Special permits issued pursuant
to this Section shall be valid for the calendar year in which such
permit is issued.
B.
No person shall operate a utility vehicle within any stream or river
in the State, except that utility vehicles may be operated within
waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which a utility
vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries
of land which a utility vehicle operator owns or has permission to
be upon, or for the purpose of fording such stream or river of the
State at such road crossings as are customary or part of the highway
system. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace Officers of this State
and its political subdivisions or Department of Conservation agents
or Department of Natural Resources park rangers shall enforce the
provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their
jurisdiction.
C.
A person operating a utility vehicle on a street or highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, except for a handicapped person operating such vehicle under Subsection (A)(3) of this Section, but shall not be required to have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than forty-five (45) miles per hour.
E.
No operator of a utility vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes. The provisions of this Subsection shall
not apply to any utility vehicle in which the seat of such vehicle
is designed to carry more than one person.
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.
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.
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.
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety
zone.
A.
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.
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.
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. 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 lanes of traffic; nor shall he/she take on or
discharge passengers while the vehicle is upon the road or highway
proper unless the vehicle so stopped is plainly visible for at least
three hundred (300) feet in each direction to drivers of other vehicles
upon the highway and then only for such time as is actually necessary
to take on and discharge passengers.
D.
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.
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.
The
driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another
vehicle only under the following conditions:
1.
When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
2.
Upon a City street with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width
for two or more lines of vehicles in each direction;
3.
Upon a one-way street.
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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.
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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.
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 municipalities 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 Sections 304.014
to 304.026, RSMo., or traffic regulations thereunder or of municipalities;
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 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 in a crossover or intersection.
D.
The
authorities in charge of any highway or the state highway patrol 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 all members of the Missouri highway patrol and other peace 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 or more clearly marked lanes
for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others 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 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 sign-posted 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 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
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.
Violation
of this Section shall be deemed an infraction unless such violation
causes an immediate threat of an accident or an accident results from
such violation, in which case such violation shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
[CC 1983 §17-75]
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.
[CC 1983 §17-76]
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to drive or cause
to be driven any vehicle on, along or across any public street, alley
or highway barred or placarded as "Closed", or willfully to throw
down, remove or otherwise disturb any such barrier or sign placed
thereat.
[CC 1983 §17-69]
It shall be unlawful for any person to board or alight from
any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
[CC 1983 §17-70]
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on any vehicle upon
any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers
when the vehicle is in motion. This provision shall not apply to an
employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or to persons
riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
[CC 1983 §17-81]
Any driver in rounding curves shall reduce speed and shall keep
his/her vehicle as far to the right on the highway as is reasonably
possible.
[CC 1983 §17-82]
Vehicles complying with the weight and axle requirements established
by the Statutes of the State for State highways are hereby permitted
to use the streets of the City and those vehicles which do not so
comply are hereby prohibited from using the streets of the City.
[CC 1983 §17-72]
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive
the same when such vehicle is so loaded, or when there are in the
front seat of such vehicle such number of persons, as to obstruct
the view of the operator to the front or sides, or to interfere with
the operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle and
it shall be unlawful for any passenger in a vehicle to ride in such
position as to interfere with the operator's view ahead or to the
sides, or to interfere with the operator's control over the driving
mechanism of the vehicle.
[CC 1983 §17-73]
No person shall drive, operate, use, tamper with, or trespass
upon, any motor vehicle or trailer without the permission of the owner.
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.
[Ord. No. 828 §1, 7-20-1998; Ord. No. 2006-23 §1, 12-4-2006]
A.
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
DRIVER
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.
B.
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 City, 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 of the motor vehicle unless
the motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat area. The driver
transporting children referred to in this Subsection is not in violation
of this Section.
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.
C.
Any driver who violates Subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection (B) 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 (B) of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars ($10.00), with no court costs to be imposed. If a driver receives a citation for violating Subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection (B) 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.
D.
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 designed
for carrying eleven (11) passengers or more and which is manufactured
or equipped pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses
as school buses are defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2008-10 §1, 5-5-2008]
A.
As
used in this Section, the term "passenger car" means
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 in this City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements. No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine compliance with this Subsection. 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 Section be applicable to persons while operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities. Non-compliance with this Subsection shall not constitute probable cause for violation of any other provision of law. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the transporting of children under sixteen (16) years of age as provided in Section 340.290 of this Code.
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 Section 340.290.
D.
Except as otherwise provided for in Section 340.290, each person who violates the provisions of Subsection (B) of this Section is guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed. 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 this Section.
E.
If
there are more persons than there are seat belts in the enclosed area
of a motor vehicle, then the passengers who are unable to wear seat
belts shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle
unless the motor vehicle is designed only for a front-seated area.
The passenger or passengers occupying a seat location referred to
in this Subsection are not in violation of this Section. This Subsection
shall not apply to passengers who are accompanying a driver of a motor
vehicle who is licensed under Section 302.178, RSMo.
