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.
[Ord. No. 4249, 8-2-2021]
A. No
procession or parade excepting the forces of the United States Armed
Forces, the military forces of this State, a governmental agency acting
within the scope of its function, students going to and from school
classes or participating in educational activities (providing such
conduct is under the immediate direction and supervision of the proper
school authorities), and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments
or funeral processions, shall occupy, march, or proceed along any
street except in accordance with a Special Event Permit issued by
the City Administrator and such other regulations as are set forth
herein which may apply.
B. The
Special Event Permit issued by the City Administrator shall require
certain data or information which is outlined on the Special Event
Permit. At the discretion of the City Administrator, additional data
or information may be requested to assess the feasibility of the event
relating to impact on City resources, public health and safety, compliance
with ordinances, impact on the community and residents, or other circumstances
which may be considered.
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such
movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering
with other traffic.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe
to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a
motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer
than necessary to load or unload passengers.
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.
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety
zone.
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.
[Ord. No. 4029, 9-3-2019]
A. "Distracted
driving" is defined as any time a person, operating a motor vehicle,
is involved in any conduct that causes his or her vision or attention
to be obscured, diminished or directed away from the path of travel
or operation of the vehicle. These actions include, but are not limited
to, using a mirror to engage in grooming; reading anything located
in the vehicle other than operational information displayed on the
vehicle gauges and equipment; writing; drawing; manually inputting
information into a GPS or mapping device, or turning one's head substantially
away from the path of travel to observe things in the vehicle or outside
the vehicle contrary to the path of travel. These actions are not
necessary to the operation of the vehicle and may impair the driver's
ability to maintain safe operations of the vehicle.
B. No
person operating a motor vehicle on roads exclusively within the jurisdiction
of the City of Lake Saint Louis, Missouri, shall engage in distracted
driving as defined in this section. It shall be prima facie evidence
that a vehicle operator is engaged in distracted driving if the operator
is involved in any conduct that causes his or her vision or attention
to be obscured, diminished or directed away from the path of travel
or operation of the vehicle as described in the definition above.
[Ord. No. 3332 §2, 10-20-2014]
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person twenty-one
(21) years of age or under operating a motor vehicle on roads exclusively
within the jurisdiction of the City of Lake Saint Louis, Missouri,
by means of a hand-held electronic communication device, shall send,
read, or write a text message or electronic message.
B. The provisions of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to a person operating:
1.
An authorized emergency vehicle; or
2.
A moving motor vehicle while using a hand-held electronic wireless
communication device to:
b.
Summon medical or emergency help;
c.
Relay information between a transit or for-hire operator and
that operator's dispatcher, in which the device is permanently affixed
to the vehicle.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting
a person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means
of a hand-held electronic wireless device, while operating a motor
vehicle on roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City.
D. As used in this Section, "electronic message" means a self-contained
piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be
transmitted between hand-held electronic communication devices. Electronic
message includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail, a text message,
an instant message, or a command or request to access an internet
site.
E. As used in this Section, a "hand-held electronic communication device"
includes any hand-held cellular phone, palm pilot, BlackBerry®,
or other mobile electronic device used to communicate verbally or
by text or electronic messaging but shall not apply to any device
that is permanently imbedded into the architecture and design of the
motor vehicle.
F. As used in this Section, "making or taking a telephone call" means
listening to or engaging in a verbal communication through a hand-held
electronic communication device.
G. As used in this Section, "send, read, or write a text message or
electronic message" means using a hand-held electronic communication
device to manually communicate with any person by using an electronic
message. Sending, reading, or writing a text message or electronic
message does not include reading, selecting, or entering a phone number
or name into a hand-held electronic communication device for the purpose
of making a telephone call.
H. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
The operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped.
2.
The use of factory-installed or after-market global positioning
systems (GPS) or wireless communication devices used to transmit or
receive data as part of a digital system.
3.
The use of voice-activated technology.
4.
The use of two-way radio transmitters or receivers by a licensee
of the Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service.
I. A violation of this Section shall be deemed an infraction and shall
be subject to the penalties provided in this Chapter for moving violations.
[CC 1988 §76.360; Ord. No. 3869, 7-2-2018]
A. Every
person driving a motor vehicle into or in 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 stop signs and traffic
lanes in such parking lot, and shall exercise the highest degree of
care in entering and leaving parking spaces, and shall adhere to all
laws applicable to the operation of motor vehicles on public streets
in respect to signaling, lights, backing, turning, and sounding of
horns. For this purpose, 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 is charged.
B. Every
person driving a motor vehicle on a private road or driveway 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 twenty-five ( 25) 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 stop signs and
traffic lanes on such private road or driveway, and shall exercise
the highest degree of care in entering and leaving the road or driveway,
and shall adhere to all laws applicable to the operation of motor
vehicles on public streets in respect to signaling, lights backing,
turning, and sounding of horns. For this purpose, the term " private
road or drivewav" shall mean every way or place in private ownership
and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express
or implied permission from the owner; but not by other persons.
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more
closely than is reasonably safe and prudent, having due regard for
the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of
the roadway. Vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business
or residence district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing
other vehicles, shall be so operated, except in a funeral procession
or in a duly authorized parade, so as to allow sufficient space between
each such vehicle or combination of vehicles as to enable any other
vehicle to overtake or pass such vehicles in safety. This Section
shall in no manner affect Section 304.044, RSMo., relating to distance
between trucks traveling on the highway.
[CC 1988 §63.010(A)(4); Ord. No. 1177 §1, 4-21-1997]
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the City limits unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as
to prevent any load, contents, litter or rubbish from being blown
or deposited upon any street, alley or other public place. No person
shall drive or move any vehicle or truck within the City, the wheels
or tires of which carry onto or deposit upon any street, alley or
other public place mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter, rubbish or
foreign matter of any kind.