[R.O. 2007 § 340.010; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 3820 § 16, 4-24-2003]
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. 2007 § 340.020; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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).
[R.O. 2007 § 340.060; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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. 2007 § 340.070; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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. 2007 § 340.080; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
A.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride
only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such
operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person
ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more
than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the
permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon
another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
B.
The operator of a motorized bicycle shall
ride only astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto,
and shall not permit more than one (1) person to ride thereon at the
same time, unless the motorized bicycle is designed to carry more
than one (1) person. Any motorized bicycle designed to carry more
than one (1) person must be equipped with a passenger seat and footrests
for the use of a passenger.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.090; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.100; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 3820 § 17, 4-24-2003; Ord. No. 5680 § 3, 11-17-2011]
A.
No person shall operate an all-terrain
vehicle upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
B.
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle
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.
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 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 on private property without the consent of the owner of or
lessor thereof. Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle upon lands
of another shall stop and identify himself upon the request of the
landowner or his duly authorized representatives and, if requested
to do so by the landowner, shall promptly remove the all-terrain vehicle
from the premises.
E.
No person under the age of sixteen (16)
shall operate an all-terrain vehicle in this State unless such person
is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a parent or
guardian or is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of
an adult who is authorized by the operator's parent or guardian to
supervise the operator. This Subsection shall not apply on private
property owned by the parent or guardian of such person operating
the all-terrain vehicle.
F.
No person shall operate an all-terrain
vehicle:
1.
In any careless way so as to endanger
the person or property of another;
2.
In a manner so as to create a loud,
unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs, annoys, or interferes
with the peace and quiet of other persons;
3.
While under the influence of alcohol
or any controlled substance; or
4.
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.
G.
No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall
carry a passenger, except for agricultural purposes.
H.
No person shall operate an all-terrain
vehicle within the City unless the all-terrain vehicle has been registered
with the Department of Revenue pursuant to the requirements of Chapter
301, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5680 § 4, 11-17-2011]
A.
Every all-terrain vehicle, except those
used in competitive events, shall have the following equipment:
1.
A lighted headlamp and taillamp which shall be in operation at any time in which an all-terrain vehicle is being used on any street or highway in this City pursuant to Section 340.080;
2.
An equilateral triangular emblem to be mounted on the rear of such vehicle at least two (2) feet above the roadway when such vehicle is operated upon any street or highway pursuant to Section 340.080. The emblem shall be constructed of substantial material with a fluorescent yellow-orange finish and a reflective, red border at least one (1) inch in width. Each side of the emblem shall measure at least ten (10) inches;
3.
A braking system maintained in good
operating condition; and
4.
An adequate muffler system in good
working condition, and a United States Forest Service qualified spark
arrester.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.110; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 3820 § 18, 4-24-2003]
No person riding upon any bicycle,
motorized bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall
attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
Neither shall the driver of a vehicle knowingly pull a rider behind
a vehicle.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.120; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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. 2007 § 340.130; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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.
A.
No person shall operate a utility vehicle, as defined in Section 300.010 of this Title, upon the highways of this City or State, except as follows:
1.
Utility vehicles owned and operated
by a governmental entity for official use;
2.
Utility vehicles operated for agricultural
purposes or industrial on-premises purposes between the official sunrise
and sunset on the day of operation, unless equipped with proper lighting;
3.
Utility vehicles operated by handicapped
persons for short distances occasionally only on the State's secondary
roads when operated between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
4.
The City may issue special permits
for utility vehicles to be used on highways within the City limits
by licensed drivers. Fees of fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be collected
and retained by the City for such permits.
B.
No person shall operate a utility vehicle
within any stream or river in this City or State, except that utility
vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries
of land which a utility vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural
purposes within the boundaries of land which a utility vehicle operator
owns or has permission to be upon, or for the purpose of fording such
stream or river of this City or State at such road crossings as are
customary or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials
shall enforce the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic
area of their jurisdiction.
C.
A person operating a utility vehicle on a highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, except that a handicapped person operating such vehicle under Subparagraph (3) of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not be required to have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than forty-five (45) miles per hour.
E.
No operator of a utility vehicle shall
carry a passenger, except for agricultural purposes. The provisions
of this Subsection shall not apply to any utility vehicle in which
the seat of such vehicle is designed to carry more than one (1) person.
F.
A violation of this Section shall be an
ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.140; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven
through or within a safety zone.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.150; CC 1979 § 16-10; Ord. No. 84 Art. I § 11, 1-3-1972]
No person shall hang on to or ride
on the outside or the rear end of any motor vehicle while such vehicle
is moving upon a roadway.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.160; CC 1979 § 16-46; Ord. No. 84 Art. II § 15, 1-3-1972]
Every person operating a vehicle
on the highways, streets or alleys of the City shall operate such
vehicle with the highest degree of care to the conditions and the
actual and reasonable hazards existing at the time and place and shall
operate such vehicle in a reasonable, careful and prudent manner and
at such speed as not to endanger any person, property, life or limb.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.170]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.171; Ord. No. 3527 § 1, 9-13-2001]
Every person driving a vehicle into
or on a parking lot shall drive the same in a careful and prudent
manner and shall exercise ordinary care for the rights and safety
of others and shall drive at a rate of speed not in excess of fifteen
(15) miles per hour, or at such lesser speed as may be required so
as not to endanger the property or safety of others, and shall observe
all traffic lanes in such parking lot, and shall adhere to all laws
applicable to the operation of motor vehicles on public streets with
respect to signaling, lights, backing, turning and sounding of horns.
For purposes of this Section, the term "parking lot" shall mean any
building or parcel of land regularly used in whole or in part for
the storing or parking of more than five (5) 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
may be charged. The term "parking lot" shall not include lots owned
by a person, firm or corporation operated for the exclusive use of
such person, firm or corporation or employees thereof.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.180]
A.
The driver of a vehicle approaching an
intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered
the intersection from a different highway; provided, however, there
is no form of traffic control at such intersection.
B.
When two (2) vehicles enter an intersection
from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver
of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the driver
of the vehicle on the right. This Subsection shall not apply to vehicles
approaching each other from opposite directions when the driver of
one (1) of such vehicles is attempting to or is making a left turn.
C.
The driver of a vehicle within an intersection
intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any
vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the
intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
D.
The driver of a vehicle intending to make
a left turn into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the
right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
when the making of such left turn would create a traffic hazard.
E.
Preferential right-of-way at an intersection
may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in Section
304.351, RSMo.:
1.
Except when directed to proceed by
a Police Officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle
approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop
at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point
nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic in the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any
vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or
which is approaching so closely on the highway as to constitute an
immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across
or within the intersection.
2.
The driver of a vehicle approaching
a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable
to the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall
stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point
nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping the
driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection
or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time such traffic is moving across or within the
intersection.
F.
The driver of a vehicle about to enter
or cross a highway from an alley, building or any private road or
driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching
on the highway to be entered.
G.
The City may, on any section of road where construction or major maintenance operations are being effected, fix a speed limit in such areas by posting of appropriate signs, and the operation of a motor vehicle in excess of such speed limit in the area so posted shall be deemed prima facie evidence of careless and imprudent driving and a violation of Section 340.160.
[1]
State Law Reference: This Section has additional
penalties based on certain circumstances, § 304.351, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.190]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.200; CC 1979 § 16-55; Ord. No. 84 Art. II § 7, 1-3-1972]
No vehicle shall be driven onto a
highway from the side of a highway into a line of moving vehicles,
unless the highway is sufficiently free from approaching vehicles
to permit such vehicle to enter the line of moving vehicles without
danger of collision, and such vehicle shall then proceed carefully,
yielding the right-of-way in case of doubt to vehicles which are already
in motion on the highway.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.210; CC 1979 § 16-56]
The operator of a motor vehicle shall
not accelerate his/her motor vehicle from any stop, stop sign or electric
traffic signal or driveway at a high and excessive rate of speed so
as to endanger pedestrian and other traffic present, taking into consideration
the traffic, its character, its volume, surface of the street or roadway,
the width of the street or alley and the hazard or danger at the intersection
and any other conditions then existing, including the operator's ability
to brake his/her vehicle safely in the event of an emergency.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.220]
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 subdivision shall not apply to any trailer which does not
interfere with a clear view of the hand signals of the operator or
of the signalling 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 day of January, 1954.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.230; CC 1979 § 16-65; Ord. No. 84 Art. II § 28, 1-3-1972]
A.
Any driver of a vehicle upon any street,
alley or highway within the City, upon meeting or overtaking from
either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose
of receiving or discharging any school children or other passengers,
when the driver of such school bus has, in the manner prescribed by
law, given a signal to stop, shall stop such vehicle before reaching
such school bus and shall not proceed until such school bus resumes
motion or until signalled 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 schoolchildren 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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.250; CC 1979 § 16-36]
Where signs shall be erected limiting
travel on certain streets or portions thereof to vehicles or combinations
of vehicles not exceeding certain specified gross weights, it shall
be unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding
such specified maximum gross weights in the affected locations.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.260; CC 1979 § 16-66; Ord. No. 832 §§ 1 — 7, 9, 9-29-1983; Ord. No. 3261 § 1, 6-22-2000]
A.
No vehicle operated upon the highways of
this State shall have a width, including load, in excess of one hundred
two (102) inches, except clearance lights, rearview mirrors or other
accessories required by Federal, State or City law or regulation.
Provided however, a recreational vehicle as defined in Section 700.010,
RSMo., may exceed the foregoing width limits if the appurtenances
on such recreational vehicle extend no further than the rearview mirrors.
Such mirrors may only extend the distance necessary to provide the
required field of view before the appurtenances were attached.
B.
No vehicle operated upon the interstate
highway system or upon any route designated by the State Highways
and Transportation Commission shall have a height, including load,
in excess of fourteen (14) feet. On all other highways, no vehicle
shall have a height, including load, in excess of thirteen and one-half
(13 1/2) feet, except that any vehicle or combination of vehicles
transporting automobiles or other motor vehicles may have a height,
including load, of not more than fourteen (14) feet.
C.
No single motor vehicle operated upon the
highways of this State shall have a length, including load, in excess
of forty-five (45) feet, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
D.
No bus, recreational motor vehicle or trackless
trolley coach operated upon the highways of this State shall have
a length in excess of forty-five (45) feet, except that such vehicles
may exceed the forty-five (45) feet length when such excess length
is caused by the projection of a front safety bumper or a rear safety
bumper or both. Such safety bumper shall not cause the length of the
bus or recreational motor vehicle to exceed the forty-five (45) feet
length limit by more than one (1) foot in the front and one (1) foot
in the rear. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
contrary, an articulated bus, comprised of two (2) or more sections
connected by a flexible joint or other mechanism, may be up to sixty
(60) feet in length, not including safety bumpers which may extend
one (1) foot in front and one (1) foot in the rear, and not including
bicycle storage racks which may extend over the safety bumper by up
to five (5) feet when in the down position transporting a bicycle.
The term "safety bumper" means any device which may be fitted on an
existing bumper or which replaces the bumper and is so constructed,
treated, or manufactured that it absorbs energy upon impact.
E.
No combination of truck-tractor and semitrailer
or truck-tractor equipped with dromedary and semitrailer operated
upon the highways of this State shall have a length, including load,
in excess of sixty (60) feet; except that in order to comply with
the provisions of P.L. 97-424 codified in Title 23 of the United States
Code, 23 U.S.C. § 101, et al., as amended, no combination
of truck-tractor and semitrailer or truck-tractor equipped with dromedary
and semitrailer operated upon the interstate highway system of this
State shall have an overall length, including load, in excess of the
length of the truck-tractor plus the semitrailer or truck-tractor
equipped with dromedary and semitrailer. The length of such semitrailer
shall not exceed fifty-three (53) feet.
F.
In order to comply with the provisions
of P.L. 97-424 codified in Title 23 of the United States Code, 23
U.S.C.§ 101, et al., as amended, no combination of truck-tractor,
semitrailer and trailer operated upon the interstate highway system
of this State shall have an overall length, including load, in excess
of the length of the truck-tractor plus the semitrailer and trailer,
neither of which semitrailer or trailer shall exceed twenty-eight
(28) feet in length, except that any existing semitrailer or trailer
up to twenty-eight and one-half (28 1/2) feet in length actually
and lawfully operated on December 1, 1982, within a sixty-five (65)
foot overall length limit in any State, may continue to be operated
upon the interstate highways of this State. On those primary highways
not designated by the State Highways and Transportation Commission
as provided in Subsection (11) of Section 304.170, RSMo., no combination
of truck-tractor, semitrailer and trailer shall have an overall length,
including load, in excess of sixty-five (65) feet; provided however,
the State Highways and Transportation Commission may designate additional
routes for such sixty-five (65) foot combinations.
G.
Alternate routes which are to be utilized
by vehicles restricted from using streets within the City as herein
identified shall be the south and north service roads of Interstate
Highway 70; Jungermann Road from its intersection with the said Veterans
Memorial Parkway to its intersection with Mexico Road; and Mexico
Road from its intersection with Jungermann Road eastwardly to its
intersection with the said Veterans Memorial Parkway.
H.
The public shall be apprised of the restrictions
imposed by this Section by appropriate signs and when so posted it
shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of the limitations
herein defined on, over or across streets within the City as herein
defined. The owner, lessee and operator of such vehicle shall be held
liable in any court of competent jurisdiction for destructive damages
to the public roadways and streets of the City of St. Peters arising
out of a violation of this Section.
I.
The City Administrator is hereby authorized
to have temporarily posted reduced weight limits on the streets herein
excepted whenever adverse weather conditions, freezing and thawing
or other causes relating to the public welfare and economic preservation
of the street use is found to be necessary; provided however, such
temporary posting and weight limit shall not exceed ninety (90) consecutive
days.
J.
In the event any person finds it necessary to transport a load on any street within the City, other than the alternate routes provided for in Subsection (C) herein, which load is in excess of the limitations herein defined, that person shall first obtain a permit from the City Engineer or his/her designated representative. Such permit will outline weight, length, height and width restrictions, date and hours of movement of the load, the route to be taken and any safety precautions to be taken for the protection of the public.
K.
Prior to the issuance of such permit authorized by Subsection (F) of this Section, the applicant shall post with the City of St. Peters a cash bond, surety bond or other suitable security in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to secure the City against any costs incurred by the City for the repair of any damage to public property during such move. The surety bond shall be returned to the applicant as soon as practical after the expiration of the permit, less any amount to cover the actual cost of repairs to damaged public property caused by the applicant during such move.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.265; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 914 §§ 1 —
2, 8-9-1984; Ord. No.
1146 § 1, 7-24-1986]
A.
It shall be unlawful to operate on, over
or across certain designated streets within the City, any licensed
motor vehicle or truck designed to carry freight or merchandise other
than a bus designed to carry passengers and licensed by the State
at a gross vehicular weight rating in excess of twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds or in any case exceeding twenty (20) feet in length.
B.
In accordance with Subsection (A) above, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate on, over or across the following streets within the City, such vehicle, except when such vehicle is making a delivery thereon: Barkwood Trails Drive between Willott and Horstmeier Roads, Novella Drive, Fernridge Drive and Park Street, between Church Street and Main Street.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.270; Ord. No. 1011 §§ 1 — 3, 6-17-1985; Ord. No. 1624 §§ 1 —
2, 4-26-1990]
A.
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not
operate his/her motor vehicle on any sidewalk except those sidewalks
used as a permanent or temporary driveway to the street.
B.
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not
operate a motor vehicle on any portion of a yard of another without
his/her consent. For the purpose of this Subsection, a yard is defined
as a portion of real property which is not paved with asphalt, concrete,
gravel or any other similar material. Dirt and grass shall not be
considered as paved.
C.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle,
all-terrain vehicle, motorized bicycle or motorcycle on any portion
of a municipal pedestrian/bike path; provided that this Subsection
shall not be applicable to motorized wheelchairs or similar devices
operated by a disabled person, emergency vehicles or authorized City
Government vehicles.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.280; Ord. No. 2784 §§ 1 — 3, 12-11-1997]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
operate a motor vehicle through or upon any private property for the
purpose of avoiding a stop sign, traffic control device or street
intersection.
B.
STREET
STREET INTERSECTION
1.
2.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE
For the purposes of this Section, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
The entire width between the lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the uses of the public
for purposes of vehicular travel, and the entire width between the
lines of de facto public streets.
The area embraced within the prolongation
or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral
boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) streets which join one another
at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles
traveling upon different streets joining at any other angle may come
in conflict; or
Where a street includes two (2) roadways
thirty (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway
of such divided street by an intersecting street shall be regarded
as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting street
also includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart, then
every crossing of two (2) roadways of such streets shall be regarded
as a separate intersection.
All signs, signals, markings and devices placed or erected
by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for
the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.290; Ord. No. 1736 § 1, 3-28-1991; Ord. No. 2835 § 1, 4-23-1998]
A.
CONGESTED TRAFFIC
CRUISING
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Traffic on any private street or driving aisle within a parking
lot serving commercial establishments, or a public parking lot, where
a motor vehicle cannot readily move forward because traffic speed
is slowed to less than ten (10) miles per hour and the delay in movement
is due to the position of other motor vehicles.
The repetitive driving of any motor vehicle past a certain
point in traffic which is congested.
B.
No person shall engage in cruising, as
herein defined, on any private street or any driving aisle of a parking
lot serving a commercial development, or a public parking lot which
has been posted as a "no cruising" zone.
C.
A Police Officer may issue a written warning
to any person engaged in cruising.
D.
Any person who, after having received a
written warning as aforesaid, is observed to be cruising within four
(4) hours after having received such written warning shall be deemed
in violation of this Section.
E.
Signs Prerequisite To Enforcement Of Certain Provisions. Before Subsections (B), (C) and (D) of this Section may be enforced by the City, clearly visible signs shall be posted on the street or driving aisle in conspicuous locations, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person entering upon the premises, bearing the following statement: "Cruising prohibited" and further reciting Ord. No. 1736, as amended.
F.
Penalty. Any person convicted of violating
this Section shall be, for a first conviction, subject to a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00). For a second conviction
within six (6) months, the fine shall be not less than two hundred
dollars ($200.00) and for a third or further conviction within one
(1) year, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than three hundred
dollars ($300.00) fine.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.300; Ord. No. 2789 §§ 1 — 4, 12-11-1997]
A.
A valid insurance identification card,
as defined by Section 303.024, RSMo., as amended, shall be carried
in the insured motor vehicle at all times. The operator of an insured
motor vehicle shall exhibit the insurance identification card on the
demand of any Peace Officer, commercial vehicle enforcement officer
or commercial vehicle inspector who lawfully stops such operator or
investigates an accident while that officer is engaged in the performance
of the officer's duties. If the operator fails to exhibit an insurance
identification card, the officer shall notify the Director of Revenue,
in the manner determined by the Director, and the officer may issue
a summons to the operator pursuant to this Section. A motor vehicle
liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle liability insurance binder,
or receipt which contains the policy information required in Subsection
(2) of Section 303.024, RSMo., as amended, shall be satisfactory evidence
of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
B.
Any person failing to exhibit an insurance
identification card or other satisfactory evidence of insurance in
lieu of such card upon the demand of any Peace Officer, commercial
vehicle enforcement officer or commercial vehicle inspector pursuant
to this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable as
hereinafter set forth. However, no person shall be found guilty of
violating this Section if the operator demonstrates to the court that
he/she met the financial responsibility requirements of Section 303.025,
RSMo., as amended, at the time the Peace Officer wrote the summons.
C.
Applicability. It shall be unlawful within
the City limits of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to commit the
offense of operating a motor vehicle without an insurance identification
card being carried in the motor vehicle at all times.
D.
Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating
this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation punishable
by imprisonment, including both prison and conditional release terms,
of a term not to exceed fifteen (15) days and/or a fine not to exceed
three hundred dollars ($300.00).
[R.O. 2007 § 340.310; CC 1979 § 16-82; Ord. No. 84 Art. III § 9, 1-3-1972]
No motor vehicle shall be left standing
on any highway with the machinery in motion.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.330; Ord. No. 3955 § 3, 12-18-2003]
A.
For the purpose of this Section, "hazardous
materials" shall be as defined pursuant to Part 397, Title 49, Code
of Federal Regulations, as adopted and amended.
B.
No person shall transport hazardous materials
in or through any highway tunnel in this State. For purposes of this
Section, a "tunnel" shall be defined as a horizontal subterranean
passageway through or under an obstruction of a length of one hundred
(100) yards or more.
C.
No person shall park a vehicle containing
hazardous materials within three hundred (300) feet of any highway
tunnel in this State except as provided pursuant to Part 397, Title
49, Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted and as such regulations
have been and may periodically be amended.
D.
Any person who is found or pleads guilty
to a violation of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
Any person who is found or pleads guilty to a second or subsequent
violation of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
Violations of this Section shall be enforced pursuant to Section 390.201,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.340; Ord. No. 4370 § 2, 10-27-2005]
When signs are erected giving notice
thereof, it shall be unlawful for any carrier operating a cargo tank
motor vehicle used for the transportation of flammable gases or flammable
liquids, whether loaded or empty, to travel over or upon any portion
of Spencer Road between Willott Road and Boone Hills Drive, except
for the sole purpose of making deliveries of home heating fuel to
residential dwellings.
[Ord. No. 5680 § 5, 11-17-2011]
A.
Purpose And Intent. It is the purpose
and intent of this Section to provide for the regulation of golf carts
upon City highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks and roadways that are
not otherwise licensed and approved by the State of Missouri for operation
upon State highways in order to protect the safety of all those who
enter upon and use such rights-of-way.
B.
Operations.
1.
No golf cart may be operated upon
any private property without permission of the owner, the person entitled
to immediate possession of the property, or their authorized agent.
2.
No golf cart may be operated upon
any highway, street or sidewalk in the City, except that the operator
of a golf cart may cross a street at such locations designated and
properly marked by the City Traffic Engineer.
[Ord. No. 5680 § 6, 11-17-2011]
A.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
a low-speed vehicle may be operated upon a highway in the City if
it meets the requirements of this Section. 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 vehicle except
as to the special regulations in this Section and except as to those
provisions which by their nature can have no application.
B.
The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall
observe all traffic laws and local ordinances regarding the rules
of the road. A low-speed vehicle shall not be operated on a street
or a highway 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.
C.
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 vehicles shall comply with
the standards in 49 CFR 571.500, as amended.
D.
Every operator of a low-speed vehicle shall maintain financial responsibility on such low-speed vehicle, as required by Chapter 303, RSMo., and Section 340.290 of the City Code, if the low-speed vehicle is to be operated upon the highways of this City.
E.
Each person operating a low-speed vehicle
on a highway in this City shall possess a valid driver's license.
F.
It shall be unlawful to operate a low-speed
vehicle if a person's driver's license is suspended or revoked pursuant
to Chapter 302, RSMo.
G.
All low-speed vehicles shall be manufactured
in compliance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 CFR 571.500, as amended.
