[R.O. 2011 § 340.110; R.O. 2009
§ 72.110; CC 1981 § § 18-7 — 18-8; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
A. 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.
B. Hanging On Vehicles Prohibited. No person
shall hang onto or ride on the outside or the rear end of any motor
vehicle while moving upon a roadway.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.120; R.O. 2009
§ 72.111; CC 1981 § 18-180; Ord. No. 82-68, 9-8-1982]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motor vehicle through any private property for the purpose
of avoiding a traffic control device or street intersection.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.120]
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. 2011 § 340.140; R.O. 2009
§ 72.113; CC 1981 § 18-191; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
No vehicle shall be driven over any
unprotected hose of a Fire Department when laid down on any street
or private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without
the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.150; R.O. 2009
§ 72.114; CC 1981 § 18-197; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975; Ord. No. 95-132, 5-4-1995; Ord. No. 03-131, 6-4-2003]
A. The driver of a vehicle shall not drive
within any sidewalk area or bicycle path except as a permanent or
temporary driveway.
B. 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. 2011 § 340.160; R.O. 2009
§ 72.115; CC 1981 § 18-198; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
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. 2011 § 340.170; R.O. 2009
§ 72.116; CC 1981 § 18-199; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
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. 2011 § 340.180; R.O. 2009
§ 72.117; CC 1981 § 18-201; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
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. 2011 § 340.190; R.O. 2009
§ 72.118; CC 1981 § § 18-202, 20-57; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
A. 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.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to
stand or leave any engine, locomotive, car or train standing on any
street or conduct or place the same so as to obstruct the passage
along or crossing of any street for a period of time longer than five
(5) minutes; except that this provision shall not apply to trains
or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.200; R.O. 2009
§ 72.119; CC 1981 § 18-203; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven
through or within a safety zone.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.210; R.O. 2009
§ 72.120; CC 1981 § 18-214.1; Ord. No. 92-190, 8-19-1992]
Whenever the proper signs are posted
indicating any street or part thereof is closed to through traffic,
no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof,
except for the purpose of going to or from a residence within such
closed area.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.220; R.O. 2009
§ 72.121; Ord. No. 03-131, 6-4-2003]
A. An electric personal assistive mobility
device may be operated upon a street, sidewalk and bicycle path. Every
person operating such a device shall be granted all of the rights
and be subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian pursuant
to Chapter 304, RSMo.
B. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age
shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device,
except for an operator with a mobility-related disability.
C. An electric personal assistive mobility
device shall be operated only on roadways with a speed limit of forty-five
(45) miles per hour or less. This shall not prohibit the use of such
device when crossing roadways with speed limits in excess of forty-five
(45) miles per hour.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.230; Ord. No. 14-191 § 1, 9-2-2014]
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
no person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger operating a moving
motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of
the City of St. Charles, Missouri, shall, by means of a hand-held
electronic wireless communications device, send, read, or write a
text message or electronic message.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a hand-held
mobile telephone.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a wireless
communications device to send, read, or write a text message or electronic
message.
D. The provisions of Subsection
(A) through Subsection
(C) of this Section shall not apply to a person operating:
1.
An authorized emergency vehicle;
or
2.
A moving motor vehicle while using
a hand-held electronic wireless communications device to:
b.
Summon medical or other emergency
help;
c.
Prevent injury to a person or property;
or
d.
Relay information between a transit
or for-hire operator and that operator's dispatcher, in which the
device is permanently affixed to the vehicle.
E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part
in a telephone call, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications
device, while operating a non-commercial motor vehicle upon the roads
exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of St. Charles.
F. As used in this Section, "electronic message"
means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed
or intended to be transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless
communication devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited
to, electronic mail, a text message, an instant message, or a command
or request to access an Internet site.
G. As used in this Section, "hand-held electronic
wireless communications device" includes any hand-held cellular phone,
palm pilot, BlackBerry®, or other mobile
electronic device used to communicate verbally or by text or electronic
messaging but shall not apply to any device that is permanently embedded
into the architecture and design of the motor vehicle.
H. All used in this Section, "making or taking
part in a telephone call" means listening to or engaging in verbal
communication through a hand-held electronic wireless communication
device.
I. As used in this Section, "send, read, or
write a text message or electronic message" means using a hand-held
electronic wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate
with any person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading,
or writing a text message or electronic message does not include reading,
selecting, or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic
wireless communications device for the purpose of making a telephone
call.
J. A violation of this Section shall be deemed
an infraction and shall be deemed a moving violation for purposes
of point assessment under Section 302.302, RSMo., as amended.
K. The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to:
1.
The operator of a vehicle that is
lawfully parked or stopped;
2.
Any of the following while in the
performance of their official duties: a law enforcement officer; a
member of a fire department; or the operator of a public or private
ambulance;
3.
The use of factory-installed or aftermarket
global positioning systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices
used to transmit or receive data as part of a digital system;
4.
The use of voice-operated technology;
5.
The use of two-way transmitters or
receivers by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in
the amateur radio service.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.240; Ord. No. 14-191 § 2, 9-2-2014]
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
no person over twenty-one (21) years of age operating a moving motor
vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
City of St. Charles, Missouri, shall, by means of a hand-held electronic
wireless communications device, send, read, or write a text message
or electronic message because it poses a serious health risk.
B. The provisions of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to a person operating:
1.
An authorized emergency vehicle;
or
2.
A moving motor vehicle while using
a hand-held electronic wireless communications device to:
b.
Summon medical or other emergency
help;
c.
Prevent injury to a person or property;
or
d.
Relay information between a transit
or for-hire operator and that operator's dispatcher, in which the
device is permanently affixed to the vehicle.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part
in a telephone call, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications
device, while operating a non-commercial motor vehicle upon the roads
exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of St. Charles.
D. As used in this Section, "electronic message"
means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed
or intended to be transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless
communication devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited
to, electronic mail, a text message, an instant message, or a command
or request to access an Internet site.
E. As used in this Section, "hand-held electronic
wireless communications device" includes any hand-held cellular phone,
palm pilot, BlackBerry®, or other mobile
electronic device used to communicate verbally or by text or electronic
messaging but shall not apply to any device that is permanently embedded
into the architecture and design of the motor vehicle.
F. As used in this Section, "making or taking
part in a telephone call" means listening to or engaging in verbal
communication through a hand-held electronic wireless communication
device.
G. As used in this Section, "send, read, or
write a text message or electronic message" means using a hand-held
electronic wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate
with any person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading,
or writing a text message or electronic message does not include reading,
selecting, or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic
wireless communications device for the purpose of making a telephone
call.
H. The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to:
1.
The operator of a vehicle that is
lawfully parked or stopped;
2.
Any of the following while in the
performance of their official duties: a law enforcement officer; a
member of a fire department; or the operator of a public or private
ambulance;
3.
The use of factory-installed or aftermarket
global positioning systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices
used to transmit or receive data as part of a digital system;
4.
The use of voice-operated technology;
5.
The use of two-way transmitters or
receivers by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in
the amateur radio service.
I. A violation of this Section is an offense
against public safety, and, notwithstanding any other provision of
the Code of Ordinances, the fine for the infraction of violation of
public safety shall be set by the Municipal Court from time to time,
but under no circumstances may a person be imprisoned for such an
infraction.