[Ord. No. 995 §901, 5-19-1987]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow closer than five hundred (500) feet to any fire apparatus
traveling in response to a fire alarm, nor drive into or park such
vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer
to a fire alarm.
[Ord. No. 995 §903, 5-19-1987]
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 consent of the Fire Department
official in command.
[Ord. No. 995 §903, 5-19-1987]
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 Chapter.
[Ord. No. 995 §904, 5-19-1987]
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 and as is practicable and safe.
[Ord. No. 995 §905, 5-19-1987]
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified
as such by having headlights lighted on each vehicle in the procession
at all times while the procession is in motion.
[Ord. No. 995 §906, 5-19-1987]
A.
No
procession or parade containing thirty (30) or more persons or ten
(10) or more vehicles, except the Armed Forces of the United States,
the military forces of this State, and the Police and Fire Departments,
or funeral processions, shall occupy, march or proceed along any street
excepting in accordance with a permit issued by the City Clerk and
authorized by the Board of Aldermen.
B.
Nothing
herein shall prevent the police from disbanding any parade or procession,
regardless of size, which unnecessarily impedes traffic or which becomes
disorderly, riotous, or otherwise unlawful.
[Ord. No. 995 §907, 5-19-1987]
Whenever the Board of Aldermen, by permit, shall define the
line of a march of any public parade, on any of the public streets
of the City, no person not taking part in such parade shall obstruct
the part of the street designated in said permit required for such
parade by riding, driving, or walking, or standing thereon; provided
that nothing contained in this Section shall affect the members of
the Fire Department or Police Department in the discharge of their
official duties.
[Ord. No. 995 §908, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 1723 §1, 6-2-1998]
No person shall stand on any street or highway or in the median
of same for the purpose of soliciting business, employment or contributions
from the occupants of any vehicle.
[Ord. No. 995 §909, 5-19-1987]
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway.
[Ord. No. 995 §910, 5-19-1987]
The driver of any vehicle shall not back the same into an intersection
or over any crosswalk, except when such movement is made necessary
by emergency, and shall not in any event or at any place back a vehicle
unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety without interfering
with other traffic.
[Ord. No. 995 §911, 5-19-1987]
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled,
or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon
a roadway.
[Ord. No. 995 §912, 5-19-1987]
A.
No
person shall ride on any vehicle or upon any portion thereof not designated
or intended for the use of passenger, and no person shall operate
a vehicle under such conditions. This provision shall not apply to
an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or persons
riding within truck bodies in the space intended for merchandise.
B.
No
person shall transport or carry or cause or permit to be transported
or carried any animal outside of any vehicle unless such animals are
protected by framework or other device which will prevent the animal
from falling off or being thrown from such vehicle.
[Ord. No. 995 §913, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 1358 §1, 4-7-1993]
A.
For
the purpose of revealing its position and direction, any vehicle,
while in operation on a street during the nighttime, and at all other
times when fog or other atmospheric conditions require it for safety,
shall carry lighted lamps and red tail lights and reflectors and shall
not have lighted any other light or colored lights not so required
or authorized.
[Ord. No. 2927, 12-5-2017]
B.
No
operator shall use any other than the depressed or low bean of said
headlights when other traffic is approaching within five hundred (500)
feet, or is within three hundred (300) feet of the rear of another
vehicle traveling in the same direction.
[Ord. No. 995 §914, 5-19-1987]
[Ord. No. 995 §915, 5-19-1987]
A.
No
person shall drive on the streets of the City a motor vehicle which
is in such defective mechanical condition as to be reasonably likely,
because of such defective mechanical condition, to cause damage to
persons or property while being so driven.
B.
No
motor vehicle shall operate upon any street unless, the vehicle is
equipped with safety glass required by Sections 304.490 — 304.550
of the RSMo., as amended.
C.
Every
motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn, bell, or similar warning
device in working order and capable of emitting sound audible under
normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred (200)
feet; no horn, bell, or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably
loud or harsh sound or whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall,
when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operations, give audible
warning with his horn, but shall not otherwise use such horn when
upon any street. No vehicle shall be equipped nor shall any person
use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise
permitted in this Section.
D.
Excessive Noise. No person shall operate any automobile,
motorcycle, or vehicle so out of repair, or loaded in such a manner,
as to create unreasonably loud or unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling,
or other noises.
E.
Mufflers, Prevention of Noise, Smoke, Fumes or Flames.
1.
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler
in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive
or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler
cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle.
2.
The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be equipped
and adjusted to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.
3.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall permit the same to operate
in such a manner as to make an unduly great amount of steam, smoke,
flame or products of combustion from exhaust pipes or openings.
4.
No person shall operate or drive a vehicle on which the exhaust system
has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise
emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler
originally installed in the vehicle, and such original muffler shall
comply with all the requirements of this Section.
F.
Mirrors. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a rear
view mirror, and if so constructed or loaded as to obstruct the driver's
view of the rear thereof from the driver's position, shall be equipped
with a mirror on each side so located to reflect to the driver a view
of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to
the rear of such vehicle.
G.
Brakes. 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.
1.
Except as provided in Subsection (2) hereof, every bus, truck, truck-trailer and combination of motor vehicles shall be equipped with such brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle or combination of vehicles. Two (2) separate means of brake application shall be provided. One (1) such braking means shall be a mechanical parking brake which shall employ a ratchet and pawl or other suitable locking and releasing mechanism. If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way. they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
2.
Every bus, truck, or other vehicle shall be equipped with parking
brakes capable of locking the rear driving wheels adequate under any
condition of loading to hold, to the limit of traction of such brake
wheels, such vehicle or combination of vehicles to which such motor
vehicle may be attached on any grade on which said vehicle or combination
of vehicles is to be operated. The operating controls of such parking
brake shall be independent of the operating controls of the service
brakes.
3.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels,
except:
a.
Any full trailer, semi-trailer or pull trailer of gross weight not
exceeding three thousand (3000) pounds; provided that the gross weight
of any such full trailer or pull trailer, no part of the load of which
rests upon the towing vehicle, shall no exceed forty (40%) percent
of the gross weight of the towing vehicle and that the gross weight
of any such semi-trailer or pull trailer, part of the load of which
rests upon the towing vehicle, shall not exceed forty (40%) percent
of the gross weight of the towing vehicle when connected to such semi-trailer
or pull trailer.
b.
On any vehicle being towed in a driveway-towaway operation, provided the combination of vehicles is capable of complying with the performance requirements of Subsection (6) of this Section, then only the brake on the vehicle or vehicles being towed need be operative as may be necessary to insure compliance with the performance requirements of paragraph (f) of this Section.
c.
Trucks and truck-tractors having three (3) or more axles need not
have brakes on the front wheels.
4.
Every full trailer, semi-trailer and pull trailer, except motor vehicles
engaged in driveway-tow away operations, shall be equipped with brakes
of such character as to be automatically applied upon braking from
the towing vehicle, and means shall be provided to maintain application
of the brakes on the trailer in such case for at least fifteen (15)
minutes. When used to tow a trailer equipped with brakes, every truck
or truck-tractor, the date of manufacture of which is subsequent to
June 30, 1953 shall be equipped with means of providing that in case
of breakaway of such trailer, the service brakes on the towing vehicle
will be sufficiently operative to stop the towing vehicle.
5.
All brakes with which motor vehicles are equipped shall be operative
at all times except as provided in Subsection (3-b) of this Section,
and except brakes on disabled vehicles being towed; but means may
be used for reducing the braking effect on the front wheels of any
bus, truck, or truck-tractor or of removing the braking efforts on
the front wheels of any bus, truck or truck-tractor or of removing
the braking effect on the front wheels of any 3-axle truck or truck-tractor,
provided that the means for reducing or removing the braking effort
shall be used only when operating under adverse road conditions, such
as wet, snowy or icy roads.
6.
Every motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles shall, upon
application of the service brakes, be capable at all times and under
all conditions of loading of being brought to a stop within a braking
distance of thirty (30) feet from a speed of twenty (20) miles per
hour, when tested on a dry, smooth, level road, free from loose material.
7.
When one (1) vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection
shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby,
and said drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen (15)
feet from one (1) vehicle to the other, except the connection between
any two (2) vehicles transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other
objects of a structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered.
When one (1) vehicle is towing another and the connection consists
of a chain, rope or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection
a white flag or cloth not less than twelve (12) inches square. During
the time lights are required, the required lights shall be displayed
on both vehicles.
8.
All motor vehicles, so constructed and equipped that the hand and
the arm signals cannot be given or seen from the rear and which are
owned by residents of the City, shall be equipped with the mechanical
or electrical device which shall display a signal plainly visible
from the rear and indicating an intention to turn, stop, or slow down.
9.
Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear beyond the
bed of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme ends
of the load, during the nighttime, a red light or lantern plainly
visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the
sides and the rear. The red light or lantern required under this Section
shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle.
At any other time, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end
of such load a red flag or cloth not less than twelve (12) inches
square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of
the vehicle approaching from the rear.
[Ord. No. 995 §916, 5-19-1987]
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
adjacent 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 adjacent to a moving vehicle for a period of time longer
than necessary to load or unload passengers.
[Ord. No. 995 §917, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 2450 §4, 10-21-2008]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use upon any street
or public property in the City any vehicular motor scooter, motorcycle
or motorbike unless the same be approved by the Department of Transportation,
equipped with operable brakes sufficient to stop the same within thirty-five
(35) feet from and at a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour, adequate
springs and shock absorbers, a speedometer (if available for such
vehicle motor scooter or motorcycle or motorbike) and at least one
(1) approved head lamp and red taillight, but no more than two (2)
each such lights.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle motor scooter or motorcycle
without first having obtained and having in his possession a valid
State operator's or driver's license authorizing the operation of
such motorcycle.
C.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to operate or occupy as a passenger
any motorcycle, vehicular motor scooter or motorbike within the City
unless such person is wearing, upon his head, a type of safety helmet
or headgear the minimum protective standards for which shall be as
defined in RSMo.
[RSMo. §300.345]
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.
[Ord. No. 995 §919, 5-19-1987]
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.
[Ord. No. 995 §920, 5-19-1987]
No person shall drive any vehicle upon a street in a careless
an imprudent manner, or in disregard of the rights or safety of himself
or others, or without due caution; or at a speed and in a manner so
as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.
[Ord. No. 302, 9-26-1950; Ord. No. 995 §921, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 1573 §1, 3-5-1996]
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.
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 his
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 a vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
2.
Upon a City street with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width
for two (2) or more lines of vehicles in each direction;
3.
Upon a one-way street;
4.
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;
5.
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.
[Ord. No. 995 §922, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 1988 §1, 11-20-2001]
A.
No
person shall drive, operate or be in actual physical control of any
vehicle while he is in an intoxicated condition.
B.
Upon
the trial of any action arising out of the acts alleged to have been
committed by any person while driving, operating or in actual control
of a vehicle while intoxicated, evidence of the amount of alcohol
in the person's blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis
of the person's blood, breath, saliva, or by urine is admissible in
evidence. Such evidence shall be construed as follows:
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If there should be eight-hundredths of one percent (.08%) or
more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood, this shall be prima
facie evidence that the person was intoxicated at the time the specimen
was taken.
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C.
Percent
weight of alcohol in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol
per one hundred milliliters of blood.
[Ord. No. 995 §923, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 1988 §2, 11-20-2001]
No person shall drive when the person has eight-hundredths of
one percent (.08%) or more by weight of alcohol in his blood. As used
in this Section, percentage by weight of alcohol in the blood shall
be based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of
blood and may be shown by chemical analysis of the person's blood,
breath, saliva or urine.
[Ord. No. 1988 §3, 11-20-2001]
No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years when stopped
shall drive when the person has two-hundredths of one percent (0.02%)
or more by weight of alcohol in his blood. As used in this Section,
percentage of weight of alcohol in the blood shall be based upon grams
of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood and may be shown
by chemical analysis of the person's blood, breath, saliva or urine.
[Ord. No. 1460 §2, 9-20-1994; Ord. No. 1988 §4, 11-20-2001]
It shall be unlawful for a person to drive a commercial motor
vehicle, as defined by the State of Missouri, while having an alcohol
concentration of four one-hundredths of a percent (0.04%) or more.
[Ord. No. 995 §924, 5-19-1987]
No person shall drive, operate or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle when he is under the influence of any controlled substance,
as the same is now or hereafter defined in Chapter 195 RSMo., to a
degree which impairs said person's ability to operate said vehicle.
[Ord. No. 995 §925, 5-19-1987]
No person shall operate any vehicle so as to follow another
vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard
for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition
of the roadway.
[Ord. No. 995 §926, 5-19-1987]
A.
No
person shall drive any motor vehicle 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 wings, or 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 attention from the street.
This Section shall not prohibit labels, stickers, decalcomania,
or informational signs on motor vehicles or the application of tinted
or solar screening materials to recreational vehicles as defined in
Section 700.010, RSMo., provided that such material does not interfere
with the driver's normal view of the road. This Section shall not
prohibit factory installed tinted glass, the equivalent replacement
thereof, or tinted material applied to the upper portion of a motor
vehicle's windshield which is normally tinted by the manufacturer
of motor vehicle safety glass.
B.
The
windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device
for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which
device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by
the driver of the vehicle, and shall be maintained in good working
order.
C.
No
person shall operate a 4-wheel motor vehicle on any street or thoroughfare
of this City of which the top of the windshield is not at least forty-two
(42) inches from the ground, unless said vehicle is equipped with
a panel plainly visible to others using the streets, said panel to
extend to a height of at least four (4) feet and to be at least four
(4) feet wide.
D.
No
person shall operate any motor vehicle upon which any manufactured
vision reduction material is applied to any portion of the motor vehicle's
windshield, side wings, or windows located immediately to the right
and left of the driver, which reduces visibility from within or without
the motor vehicle, provided, however nothing in this Subsection shall
prohibit any label, sticker or informational sign required by law,
ordinance or regulation which is applied as directed by same, nor
to prohibit any tinted material applied to the uppermost portion of
the motor vehicle's windshield which is normally tinted by the manufacturer
of motor vehicle safety glass.
[Ord. No. 995 §927, 5-19-1987]
No person shall drive or operate any vehicle, farm tractor or
tractor, on any paved street when such vehicle has tires or wheels
so constructed or in such a condition so as to injure the pavement,
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit
the use of horses shod with metal shoes in any parade authorized by
the Board of Aldermen.
A.
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
in height, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system
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 in a child passenger
restraint system 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 a 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
Subsection.
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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 by a motor vehicle.
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B.
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 the school bus designed
for carrying eleven (11) passengers or more and which is manufactured
and equipped pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses
as school buses are defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2927 also changed the title of this
Section from "Child Restraints" to "Transporting Children Under Sixteen
Years Of Age — Restraint System."
A.
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 passengers of a passenger vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in the City, and persons less than eighteen (18) years of age operating or riding in a truck, as defined in Section 300.010, on a street or highway of this City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements. The provisions of this Section and Section 340.280 of this Chapter 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 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 Section 340.280 of this Chapter.
B.
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 340.280 of this Chapter.
C.
Except as otherwise provided for in Section 340.280 of this Chapter, each person found guilty of violating the provisions of Subsection (C) of this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation. 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. In no case shall points be assessed against any person pursuant to Section 302.302, RSMo., for a violation of this Section.
D.
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 is 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2927 also changed the title of this
Section from "Seat Belts" to "Seat Belts Required."
[Ord. No. 1078 §2, 11-15-1988]
A.
Prohibited on City Streets, Exceptions. No person shall
operate an all-terrain vehicle upon the streets of this City, except
as follows: All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes
or industrial on-premise purposes between the official sunrise and
sunset on the day of operation.
B.
All-Terrain Vehicles Prohibited in Streams, Exceptions. No
person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle within any stream or river
or park in this City.
C.
License and Flag Required. 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 a speed within
the posted speed limit but not to exceed 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.
Careless Driving, Under the Influence, Helmet Required. No
person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
1.
In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
or
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 unless the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
E.
Passengers Prohibited, Exception. No operator of an all-terrain
vehicle shall carry a passenger, except for agricultural purposes.
[Ord. No. 1120 §1, 10-17-1989]
A.
No person shall operate a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or all-terrain vehicle off the streets and highways of this City except on motor vehicle parking areas, driveways, (defined as paved paths leading from garages or houses, used especially by automobiles), or by special permit as authorized in Subsection (B) below.
B.
By
special permit granted by and at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen,
motorcycles, motorized bicycles or all-terrain vehicles may be operated
off the streets and highways of this City if the use is necessary
for the reasonable use of the land.
