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.
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.
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).
[Code 1980 §15-16; CC 1990 §15-17]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or to take part in, upon
the roadways of the City, any procession or parade comprising more
than six (6) vehicles or a group of pedestrians more than eight (8)
feet in width or more than forty (40) feet in length under the direction
of one (1) or more persons, except funeral processions, without having
first obtained a permit from the Chief of Police designating the street
or streets such procession shall traverse and the hours of the day
within which the same shall proceed; and such procession or parade
shall be conducted only in conformance with the terms of such permit.
The Chief of Police shall issue such permit with the written approval
of the Mayor, if he/she finds that such procession or parade:
1.
Will not substantially interrupt the flow of traffic;
2.
Will not require the diversion of an undue or burdensome number of
Police Officers, fire, rescue or health units;
3.
By its concentration of persons, animals and vehicles, will not unduly
interfere with fire and Police protection, ambulance or rescue service,
or place any dangerous burden upon any portion of the route to be
traveled;
4.
Is scheduled to move expeditiously and without unreasonable delay
over the designated route.
[Code 1980 §15-39; CC 1990 §15-138]
No operator of a vehicle shall drive within any sidewalk area
except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
[Code 1980 §15-46; CC 1990 §15-145]
No operator of a vehicle shall 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.
[Code 1980 §15-15; CC 1990 §15-15]
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.
C.
The
operator of a motorcycle shall be subject to all of the regulations
governing the operation of vehicles as provided in this Title, except
as otherwise specifically exempted.
D.
No
person shall operate a motorcycle on any unpaved area which does not
belong to him/her or his/her immediate family without first having
obtained the written permission of the owner or lessee of such property,
which such written permission shall be in the possession and on the
person of the operator of such motorcycle at all times while same
is being so operated.
E.
No
person shall operate a motorcycle on any paved area of the metropolitan
sewer district drainage ditches.
F.
No
motorcycle shall be driven which does not comply with the regulations
governing vehicular equipment as provided in this Title.
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 license issued
by a State authorizing such person to operate a motor vehicle, 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 dayglow 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. 8356, 10-24-2017]
A.
GOLF CARTS
LOW-SPEED VEHICLES
MOTORIZED PLAY VEHICLES (MPV)
Definitions.
A small, battery-powered or motorized, three (3) or four
(4) wheel motor vehicle meeting the requirements of Section 304.034,
RSMo., that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course
for sporting or recreational purposes and is not capable of exceeding
speeds of twenty (20) mph.
A small three (3) or four (4) wheel motor vehicle, with Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating of less than three thousand (3,000) pounds with
minimum speeds of twenty (20) mph and maximum speeds of twenty-five
(25) mph, and otherwise meeting the requirements of Section 304.029,
RSMo., and the requirements of C.P.R. 49 § 571.500 and 571.3.
All other small, two-wheeled, three-wheeled and four-wheeled
battery-powered or motorized vehicles that are not defined as golf
carts or low speed vehicles. MPVs include go-carts, mini-motorcycles,
motorized scooters, pocket bikes and any other vehicle that is capable
of transporting a person or persons at a speed in excess of five (5)
mph; that is self-propelled by a motor or engine and that is not otherwise
defined by Missouri Statutes or the Florissant City Code as a motor
vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, motorized bicycle, golf cart or a low
speed vehicle.
B.
Golf Cart Regulations.
1.
No golf cart shall be operated upon any State highway, and no
golf cart shall be operated upon a City street with a posted speed
limit greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour, provided, however,
that this shall not prohibit a golf cart operator otherwise meeting
all applicable requirements from crossing the golf cart at an intersection
of any State highway or a City street with a posted speed limit greater
than twenty-five (25) miles per hour so long as the posted speed limit
of the State highway or City Street at the point of crossing is not
greater than forty-five (45) miles per hour.
2.
Golf carts operated on City streets shall be equipped with adequate
brakes, two (2) headlights and two (2) tail/brake lights.
3.
Each person operating a golf cart on City streets shall possess
a valid driver's license.
4.
The golf cart shall be insured for liability coverage for operation
of the golf cart upon a City street, alley or highway. Proof of such
financial responsibility and insurance coverage shall be carried at
all times in the insured golf cart or by the operator of the golf
cart, and shall be produced upon demand by any Police Officer who
lawfully stops such golf cart operator. However, no person shall be
found guilty of failing to produce proof of financial responsibility
if the operator demonstrates to the court that he or she met the financial
responsibility requirements of this Section at the time the Police
Officer wrote the citation.
5.
No person shall ride on or operate a golf cart upon any sidewalk
within the City, with the exception of paved sidewalks accessing City
parks, or within the boundaries of a City park except in designated
parking areas.
[Ord. No. 8619, 5-11-2020]
6.
The golf cart shall be operated primarily for non-commercial
purposes.
7.
The golf cart operator and any passengers in the golf cart shall
wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt, provided the golf
cart is equipped with such a safety belt for the operator and/or said
passengers, unless any such person has a medical reason for failing
to have a safety belt fastened about his or her body.
8.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the golf cart
operator shall observe all State traffic law and City ordinance provisions
regarding the rules of the road while operating the golf cart upon
a City street, State highway or alley.
C.
Low Speed Vehicle Regulations.
1.
A low-speed vehicle may be operated upon a City street as provided herein if it otherwise meets the definition set forth in Section 300.020.
2.
Every person operating a low-speed vehicle shall be granted
all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to
the driver of any other motor vehicle except as to the special regulations
in this Section and except as to those provisions which by their nature
can have no application.
3.
The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall observe all traffic
laws and local ordinances regarding the rules of the road.
4.
Each person operating a low-speed vehicle on City streets shall
possess a valid driver's license.
5.
The low speed vehicle shall be insured for liability coverage
for operation of the low speed vehicle upon a City street, alley or
highway. Proof of such financial responsibility and insurance coverage
shall be carried at all times in the insured low speed vehicle or
by the operator of the low speed vehicle, and shall be produced upon
demand by any Police Officer who lawfully stops such low speed vehicle
operator. However, no person shall be found guilty of failing to produce
proof of financial responsibility if the operator demonstrates to
the court that he or she met the financial responsibility requirements
of this Section at the time the Police Officer wrote the citation.
6.
A low-speed vehicle shall not be operated on a City street with
a posted speed limit greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit a low-speed vehicle
from crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limit greater
than twenty-five (25) miles per hour so long as the posted speed limit
of the street or highway at the point of crossing is not greater than
forty-five (45) miles per hour.
7.
A low-speed vehicle shall be exempt from the requirements of
Sections 307.350 to 307.402, RSMo., for purposes of titling and
registration. Low-speed vehicle shall comply with the standards in
49 C.F.R. § 571.3 and 571.500.
8.
All low-speed vehicles shall be manufactured in compliance with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards for low-speed
vehicles in 49 C.F.R. § 571.3 and 571.500.
9.
No person shall ride on or operate a low-speed vehicle upon
any sidewalk within the City or within the boundaries of any City
park, except in designated parking areas.
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.
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.
[Code 1980 §15-48; CC 1990 §15-147]
A.
No
person shall drive any self-propelled vehicle or bicycle upon a parking
lot or into a parking lot carelessly and imprudently in a willful
or wanton disregard of the rights and safety of others or without
due caution and care and in a speed or in a manner so as to endanger
any person or property.
B.
The
term "parking lot", as used in this Section, means
any building or parcel of land regularly used, in whole or in part,
for the storing or parking of more than five (5) motor vehicles and
which is open to the general public including, but not limited to,
drive-in facilities, commercial free courtesy lots and lots for which
a fee is charged. The term "parking lot" shall not
include lots owned by a person and operated for the exclusive use
of such person or his/her employees.
C.
No
person shall drive a self-propelled vehicle or bicycle on the Civic
Center parking lot at a rate of speed in excess of ten (10) miles
per hour.
[Code 1980 §15-49; CC 1990 §15-148]
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.
[Code 1980 §15-56; CC 1990 §15-159]
No person shall drive any motor vehicle from a public street,
highway or roadway onto any private roadway, driveway, parking lot
or business establishment for the purpose of avoiding an intersection.
[Code 1980 §15-15.1; CC 1990 §15-16]
A.
No
person shall willfully operate a motor vehicle on or upon the yard
or lawn of any real property of another person within the City without
the permission of the owner or person in control of such property.
B.
As
used herein, the term "yard" or "lawn" shall mean any portion of the property which is not paved by means
of asphalt, concrete, gravel or any other material and not intended
for the operation of motor vehicles thereon.
C.
For
purposes of this Section, the owner or person in whose name such motor
vehicle is registered in the records of the State shall be presumed
to be the operator of such motor vehicle.
[CC 1990 §15-162; Ord. No. 6389, 3-27-2000]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to intentionally
harass or alarm another person who is inside a motor vehicle by intentionally
or knowingly:
1.
Increasing or decreasing the speed of his/her vehicle; or
2.
Changing lanes; or
3.
Following the other person's vehicle more closely than is reasonable
and prudent under the totality of the circumstances; or
4.
Impeding or obstructing the operation of the other person's motor
vehicle; or
5.
Operating his/her vehicle in a manner that endangers or would be
likely to endanger any person or property.
B.
Every
person convicted of violating this provision shall be punished by
a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by detention in the County Jail
for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Code 1980 §15-18; CC 1990 §15-19; Ord. No. 8731, 10-25-2021]
A.
No
person shall drive, operate, use or tamper with a motor vehicle or
trailer without the permission of the owner thereof and no person
shall, without the permission of the owner or person in charge thereof,
climb upon or into or swing upon any motor vehicle or trailer, whether
the same is in motion or at rest, or sound the horn or other sound-producing
device thereon or attempt to manipulate any of the levers, starting
device, brakes or machinery thereof or set the machinery in motion.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any individual to lift the door handles or otherwise
try the doors and locks of successive vehicles to gain entry to the
vehicles unless the individual is the owner of the vehicles or has
the owners' permission to enter the vehicles. For purposes of this
Subsection "successive" shall mean lifting the door handles or otherwise
trying the locks of one vehicle after another.
1.
Any individual found to be in violation of the provisions of this
Subsection shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty
(30) days, or both a fine and imprisonment.
Any person who has purposely, accidentally, or by reason of
an accident, dropped 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 highway shall immediately make all reasonable efforts
to clear the highway of the substances.
[Code 1980 §15-22; CC 1990 §15-23]
The Director of Public Works is authorized to close any street, public place or highway and withdraw the same from public use temporarily during such period as public work thereon or other public emergency or expediency shall make such action necessary. No person shall use or attempt to use such street, public highway or place so withdrawn from public use or drive or attempt to drive any vehicle or animal thereon. The Director of Public Works shall place a sign or placard at each end of any such portion withdrawn from public use, such placard or sign to have the following words printed thereon in letters three (3) inches high: "Street Closed — This street is closed by authority of Section 340.190 of the Code of the City of Florissant, Missouri".
[Code 1980 §15-23; CC 1990 §15-24]
A.
No
person shall occupy or permit to be occupied any trailer, camper or
house car in the City as a residence.
B.
For
the purposes of this Section, the term "trailer" means
any structure having no foundation other than wheels, blocks, skids,
jacks, "horses" or skirting which has been or reasonably may be equipped
with wheels or other devices for transporting the structure from place
to place whether by mode of power or other means and shall include
campers and house cars and buses.
[Code 1980 §15-24; CC 1990 §15-25; Ord. No. 5017 §2, 4-24-1989]
A.
The
Director of Public Works is authorized to place and maintain load
limit signs as set out in Schedule XIX on the approaches to any bridge
or culvert that is part of a public roadway or walkway. Such load
limit shall be based on engineering evaluations for each bridge and
culvert and such engineering evaluation shall be made a part of the
public record and be on file in the office of the City Clerk.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to operate or transport any motor
vehicle, trailer or other conveyance, either singly or in tandem,
across any bridge or culvert in the City when the weight of such motor
vehicle, trailer or other conveyance, either singly or in tandem,
including any load contained therein, is in excess of the load limit
posted at the bridge or culvert.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on the highways 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.
A.
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; or
4.
Upon a roadway designated by local ordinance as a one-way street
and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
B.
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 semi-circular
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.
C.
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
(½) of the main traveled portion of the roadway whenever possible.
D.
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.
A.
No
person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of or turn a vehicle
from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and
until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only
after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein.
1.
An operator or driver when stopping, or when checking the speed of
the operator's vehicle if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably
be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend such operator's
arm at an angle below horizontal so that the same may be seen in the
rear of the vehicle.
2.
An operator or driver intending to turn the vehicle to the right
shall extend such operator's arm at an angle above horizontal so that
the same may be seen in front of and in the rear of the vehicle and
shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway as near as practicable
to the right side of the highway along which such operator is proceeding
before turning.
3.
An operator or driver intending to turn the vehicle to the left shall
extend such operator's arm in a horizontal position so that the same
may be seen in the rear of the vehicle and shall slow down and approach
the intersecting highway so that the left side of the vehicle shall
be as near as practicable to the centerline of the highway along which
the operator is proceeding before turning.
4.
The signals herein required shall be given either by means of the
hand and arm or by a signal light or signal device in good mechanical
condition of a type approved by the State Highway Patrol; however,
when a vehicle is so constructed or loaded that a hand and arm signal
would not be visible both to the front and rear of such vehicle, then
such signals shall be given by such light or device. A vehicle shall
be considered as so constructed or loaded that a hand and arm signal
would not be visible both to the front and rear when the distance
from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside
limit of the body, cab or load exceeds twenty-four (24) inches, or
when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post
to the rear limit of the body or load thereon exceeds fourteen (14)
feet, which limit of fourteen (14) feet shall apply to single vehicles
or combinations of vehicles. The provisions of this Subsection shall
not apply to any trailer which does not interfere with a clear view
of the hand signals of the operator or of the signaling device upon
the vehicle pulling such trailer; provided further, that the provisions
of this Section as far as mechanical devices on vehicles so constructed
that a hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front
and rear of such vehicle as above provided shall only be applicable
to new vehicles registered within this State after the first (1st)
day of January, 1954.
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.
[Code 1980 §15-76; CC 1990 §15-201]
A.
The
Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to determine
those portions of any highway, road, street or alley, as set out in
Schedule XII, where overtaking and passing or driving a vehicle to
the left of a road would be especially hazardous and shall declare
the same as a no-passing zone in accordance with the following standards
and as provided for in the table below:
|
Roadway design speed
(mph)
|
Minimum sight distance
(feet)
|
Minimum no-passing zone
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
30
|
500
|
90
| |
|
40
|
600
|
120
| |
|
50
|
800
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150
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60
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1,000
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180
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B.
The
Section of roadway involved shall be held a no-passing zone, and the
Director of Public Works shall immediately mark such no-passing zone
by painting a solid yellow line on the roadway surface just to the
right of the centerline of such roadway. Thereafter, the Director
of Public Works shall, by appropriate signs, indicate the beginning
and end of the no-passing zone. When the aforesaid yellow painted
line or signs are in place so as to be clearly visible, every driver
of a vehicle who shall fail to comply with the directions thereof
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
C.
The
Director of Public Works shall keep a record of all such zones and
the location thereof, and such records shall be public records and
subject to public inspection.
D.
In
any prosecution for the violation of such no-passing zones as herein
provided, proof that the roadway was marked with a solid yellow line
or signs posted at the beginning and end of such zones as herein provided
shall constitute a prima facie presumption that such no-passing zone
was duly, properly and lawfully marked and designated as herein provided.
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 (2) or more lines of vehicles in each direction; or
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 centerline 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.
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.
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. 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.
E.
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.
[Ord. No. 7635 §1, 10-2-2009; Ord.
No. 8911, 9-14-2023]
A.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE
1.
2.
OPERATOR
VOICE-OPERATED OR HANDS-FREE FEATURE
As used in this Section, the following
terms shall mean:
A communication, portable device that is used to initiate,
receive, store, or view communication, information, images, or data
electronically.
Such term shall include but not be limited to: cellular telephones;
portable telephones; text-messaging devices; personal digital assistants;
pagers; broadband personal communication devices; electronic devices
with mobile data access; computers, including, but not limited to,
tablets, laptops, notebook computers, and electronic or video game
systems; devices capable of transmitting, retrieving, or displaying
a video, movie, broadcast television image, or visual image; and any
substantially similar device that is used to initiate or receive communication
or store and review information, videos, images, or data.
Such term shall not include: radios; citizens band radios; commercial
two-way radio communication devices or their functional equivalent;
subscription-based emergency communication devices; prescribed medical
devices; amateur or ham radio devices; or global positioning system
receivers, security, navigation, communication, or remote diagnostics
systems permanently affixed to the vehicle.
A person who is in actual physical control.
A feature or function, whether internally installed or externally
attached or connected to an electronic communication device, that
allows a person to use an electronic communication device without
the use of either hand, except to activate, deactivate, or initiate
the feature or function with a single touch or single swipe.
B.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, while operating a motor
vehicle or commercial vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the
jurisdiction of the City of Florissant, Missouri, no operator shall:
1.
Physically hold or support, with any part of his or her body,
an electronic communication device;
2.
Write, send, or read any text-based communication, including,
but not limited to, a text message, instant message, email, or social
media interaction on an electronic communication device. This Subsection
shall not apply to operators of a motor vehicle using a voice-operated
or hands-free feature or function that converts the message to be
sent as a message in a written form, provided that the operator does
not divert his or her attention from lawful operation of the vehicle;
3.
Make any communication on an electronic communication device,
including a phone call, voice message, or one-way voice communication;
provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to use of
a voice-operated or hands-free feature or function;
4.
Engage in any form of electronic data retrieval or electronic
data communication on an electronic communication device;
5.
Manually enter letters, numbers, or symbols into any website,
search engine, or application on an electronic communication device;
6.
Watch a video or movie on an electronic communication device,
other than watching data related to the navigation of the vehicle;
or
7.
Record, post, send, or broadcast video, including a video conference,
on an electronic communication device, provided that this prohibition
shall not apply to electronic devices used for the sole purpose of
continually monitoring operator behavior by recording or broadcasting
video within or outside the vehicle.
C.
The operator of a school bus shall not use or operate an electronic
communication device while the school bus is in motion unless the
device is being used in a similar manner as a two-way radio to allow
live communication between the operator and school officials or public
safety officials. The operator of a school bus shall not use or operate
an electronic communication device or a two-way radio while loading
or unloading passengers.
D.
This Section shall not apply to:
1.
Law Enforcement Officers or operators of emergency vehicles
who are both using the electronic communication device and operating
the emergency vehicle in the performance of their official duties;
2.
Operators using an electronic communication device for the sole
purpose of reporting an emergency situation and continuing communication
with emergency personnel during the emergency situation;
3.
Operators of a motor vehicles using an electronic communication
device solely through a voice-operated or hands-free feature or function;
4.
Operators of a commercial vehicles using a voice-operated or
hands-free feature or function, as long as the operator remains seated
and is restrained by a seat belt as required by law;
5.
Operators of commercial vehicles reading a message displayed
on a permanently installed communication device designed for a commercial
vehicle with a screen that does not exceed ten (10) inches tall by
ten (10) inches wide in size;
6.
Operators using electronic communication devices while the vehicle
is lawfully stopped or parked;
7.
Commercial vehicles that are responding to a request for roadside
assistance;
8.
The use of an electronic communication device to relay information
between a transit or for-hire vehicle operator and that operator's
dispatcher, provided the device is mounted or affixed to the vehicle;
9.
The use of an electronic communication device to access or view
a map for navigational purposes;
10.
The use of an electronic communication device to access or listen
to an audio broadcast or digital audio recording; or
11.
The use of an electronic communication device to relay information
through a transportation network company's digital network to
a transportation network company driver, provided the device is mounted
or affixed to the vehicle.
E.
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.
F.
A Law Enforcement Officer who stops a motor vehicle for a violation
of this Section shall inform the operator of the operator's right
to decline a search of their electronic communication device. No warrant
shall be issued to confiscate or access an electronic communication
device based on a violation of this Section unless the violation results
in serious bodily injury or death.
G.
A violation of this Section shall not be used to establish probable
cause for any other violation.
H.
The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the reporting
requirements set forth in Section 590.650, RSMo.
I.
Prior to January 1, 2025, a Law Enforcement Officer who stops a motor
vehicle for a violation of this Section shall not issue a citation
for a violation of this Section and shall only issue a warning.
J.
No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely for a violation
of this Section.
