[RSMo. §300.300]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm 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.
[RSMo. §300.305]
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.
[RSMo. §300.310]
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in this Title. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or Police Officers.
[RSMo. §300.315]
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
[RSMo. §300.320]
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant or other identifying insignia or by such other method as may be determined and designated by the Traffic Division.
[RSMo. §300.325]
No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred (200) or more persons or fifty (50) or more vehicles except the forces of the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of this State and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments, shall occupy, march or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the Chief of Police and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
[Ord. No. 110 §§1-2, 5-5-1971; RSMo. §300.330]
A. 
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except as a permanent or temporary driveway.
B. 
Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or confined in jail for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[RSMo. §300.335]
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.
[RSMo. §300.340]
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.
[RSMo. §300.345]
A. 
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
B. 
The operator of a motorized bicycle shall ride only astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and shall not permit more than one (1) person to ride thereon at the same time, unless the motorized bicycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person. Any motorized bicycle designed to carry more than one (1) person must be equipped with a passenger seat and footrests for the use of a passenger.
[RSMo. §300.347]
A. 
No person shall ride a bicycle, skateboard or rollerskates upon a sidewalk within a business district.
B. 
Whenever any person is riding a bicycle, skateboard or rollerskates 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.
[RSMo. §300.348]
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-premise 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 has permission to be upon.
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 operator's or chauffeur's license, but shall not be required to have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than thirty (30) miles per hour. When operated on a street or highway, and 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 vehicles, unless the individual is at least eighteen 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.
[RSMo. §300.350]
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster, rollerskates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
[RSMo. §300.355]
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.
[RSMo. §300.365]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
[Ord. No. 105 §§1 — 2, 4-7-1971; Ord. No. 375 §1, 11-11-2003]
A. 
No person or persons shall so operate a motor vehicle within the City limits of the City of Forsyth in a manner that creates or causes excessive, loud, unusual and/or unnecessary noise, and this shall include motorcycles and motorbikes as well as other types of motor vehicles.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on any street, highway or alley within the corporate limits of Forsyth, Missouri, with the assistance of an auxiliary engine brake (commonly referred to as a "Jake Brake") when the auxiliary engine brake is used with poorly muffled or unmuffled exhaust systems (straight pipes), exhaust systems that have been illegally modified and/or poorly maintained, or for the purpose of simply making noise.
C. 
Any person or persons violating Subsection (A) of this Section shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment.
[RSMo. §304.010.1]
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.
[RSMo. §304.015]
A. 
All vehicles not in motion shall be placed with their right side as near the right-hand side of the highway as practicable, except on streets where vehicles are obliged to move in one (1) direction only or parking of motor vehicles is regulated by ordinance.
B. 
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 under 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 Sections 304.014 to 304.026 or traffic regulations thereunder or of municipalities;
3. 
When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;
4. 
Upon a roadway designated by local ordinance as a one-way street and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
C. 
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 semicircular or U-turn on any such divided highway, except in a crossover or intersection.
D. 
The authorities in charge of any highway or the State Highway Patrol may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the center line of the highway, and all members of the Missouri highway patrol and other Peace Officers may direct traffic in conformance with such signs. When authorized signs have been erected designating off-center traffic lanes, no person shall disobey the instructions given by such signs.
E. 
Whenever any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others 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 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 sign-posted 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;
4. 
Official signs may be erected by the 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.
6. 
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.
[RSMo. §304.016]
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 his/her 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;
3. 
Upon a one-way street;
4. 
Upon any highway outside of a City with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for four (4) or more lines of traffic.
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.
C. 
Except when a roadway has been divided into three (3) traffic lanes, no vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center line of a highway or public road in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.
D. 
No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
1. 
When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve of the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
2. 
When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct, tunnel or when approaching within one hundred feet of or at any intersection or railroad grade crossing.
[Ord. No. 69 §9, 1-30-1964]
No driver of a vehicle shall 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 street, alley or highway.
[RSMo. 304.050]
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 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 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. 
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. 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 he/she take on or discharge passengers while the vehicle is upon the road or highway proper unless the vehicle so stopped is plainly visible for at least three hundred feet (300) in each direction to drivers of other vehicles upon the highway and then only for such time as is actually necessary to take on and discharge passengers.
D. 
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.
E. 
The driver of any school bus driving upon the highways of this State after loading or unloading school children, should remain stopped if the bus is followed by three (3) or more vehicles, until such vehicles have been permitted to pass the school bus, if the conditions prevailing make it safe to do so.
F. 
If any vehicle is witnessed by a peace officer or the driver of a school bus to have violated the provisions of this Section and the identity of the operator is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person in whose name such vehicle is registered committed the violation. Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 301.130, RSMo., every school bus shall be required to have two (2) license plates. In the event that charges are filed against multiple owners of a motor vehicle, only one of the owners may be convicted and court costs may be assessed against only one of the owners. If the vehicle which is involved in the violation is registered in the name of a rental or leasing company and the vehicle is rented or leased to another person at the time of the violation, the rental or leasing company may rebut the presumption by providing the peace officer or prosecuting authority with a copy of the rental or lease agreement in effect at the time of the violation. No prosecuting authority may bring any legal proceedings against a rental or leasing company under this Section unless prior written notice of the violation has been given to that rental or leasing company by registered mail at the address appearing on the registration and the rental or leasing company has failed to provide the rental or lease agreement copy within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 450 §F, adopted March 5, 2012, repealed section 340.220 "vehicles for transportation of dead animals — how constructed" in its entirety. Former section 340.220 derived from ord. no. 11 §34, 7-16-1956. This section has been reserved for the city's future use.
[RSMo. §307.010]
A. 
All motor vehicles, and every trailer and semitrailer operating upon the public highways of this State and carrying goods or material or farm products which may reasonably be expected to become dislodged and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer as a result of wind pressure or air pressure and/or by the movement of the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer shall have a protective cover or be sufficiently secured so that no portion of such goods or material can become dislodged and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer while being transported or carried.
B. 
Operation of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer in violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, and any person convicted thereof shall be punished as provided in Section 100.050 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 11 §33, 7-16-1956]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons driving a motor vehicle carrying livestock, garbage, carrion, fecal matter, or any odoriferous cargo, which may be declared a public nuisance detrimental to public health and welfare to park the same within two hundred (200) feet of any residence or business establishment (except for loading or unloading purposes and then not exceeding thirty (30) minutes) at any area or place in this municipality. It shall further be unlawful to park such motor vehicle, empty, which has been hauling or contains such described odoriferous matter which may likewise be classed as a nuisance within two hundred (200) feet of any residence or business establishment in this municipality, until the same has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected according to the orders of health officials.
[Ord. No. 11 §35, 7-16-1956]
A. 
No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any highway, street or alley in this municipality having a greater weight than that described under Section 304.180 RSMo.
B. 
Provided further, that the local officials and State Highway and Transportation Commission or their legal agents for their respective jurisdiction, whenever by thawing or frost, rains, or soft conditions due to construction, reconstruction and maintenance, adverse critical weather conditions, or other causes detrimental to the surface or physical condition of such highways, streets and alleys in this municipality, are hereby authorized to limit such weights described under Subsection (A) to such an amount and in such manner as will preserve their economical use by the general public. When posted or marked it shall be unlawful to transport any gross load in excess of the posted notice, and in addition to conviction and punishment for a misdemeanor the registered owner thereof shall be held liable in any court of competent jurisdiction for destructive damages to the surface and physical conditions pertaining, by an action of the State, County or other interested person.
C. 
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association violating any of the provisions, regulation or regulations of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Section 304.240 RSMo., Supp. 1951, and the same rates of punishment shall apply where weights are limited in excess of those posted as apply to those exceeded under Section 304.180 RSMo., Supp. 1951.
[Ord. No. 24, 12-5-1956; Ord. No. 52, 6-29-1959]
A. 
No person shall knowingly transport in any vehicle operating upon a public highway, street or alley any alcoholic beverage except in the original container which shall not have been opened and the seal upon which shall not have been broken and from which the original cap or cork shall not have been removed, unless the opened container be in the rear trunk or rear compartment, which shall include the spare tire compartment or any outside compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any other person in such vehicle while it is in motion. In the case of a pickup truck, station wagon, hatchback, or other similar vehicle, the area behind the last upright seat shall not be considered accessible to the driver or any other person.
B. 
No driver of a motor vehicle shall allow any alcoholic beverage to be consumed while in a moving motor vehicle, as defined in this Section, nor shall any person consume any alcoholic beverage while in a moving motor vehicle.
C. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to prohibit the otherwise legal consumption of alcoholic beverages by passengers on a privately or publicly owned transit authority that has been chartered and is not being utilized for conveyance of the general public where the operation and control of such conveyance is by a person not in possession of or with ready access to such alcoholic beverage.
D. 
This Section shall not apply to the living quarters of a recreational motor vehicle as defined in Subsection (H).
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to be in possession of an alcoholic beverage in an open container when upon or in a public highway, street, alley, public park, public place or public square.
F. 
Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or incarcerated in the City/County jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or both fined and incarcerated.
G. 
This City/County shall initiate and develop a program of public information to provide an understanding of, and to insure compliance with the provisions of this Section.
H. 
Definitions used in this Section are as follows:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use on highways, except motorized bicycles and vehicles propelled or drawn by human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks or cotton trailers.
RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES
Any motor vehicle designed, constructed or substantially modified so that it may be used and is used for the purpose of temporary housing quarters, including therein sleeping and eating facilities which are either permanently attached to the motor vehicle. Nothing herein shall prevent any motor vehicle being registered as a commercial motor vehicle if the motor vehicle could otherwise be so registered.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
The term alcoholic beverage shall mean and include alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt, or other liquors, or combination of liquors, a part of which is spirituous, vinous or fermented and to also include any beer manufactured from pure hops or pure extract of hops, and pure barley malt or other wholesome grains or cereals, and wholesome yeast and pure water, and free from all harmful substances, preservatives and adulterants, and having any alcoholic content by weight or volume.
[RSMo. §577.060]
A. 
A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident when being the operator or driver of a vehicle on the highway or on any publicly or privately owned parking lot or parking facility generally open for use by the public and knowing that an injury has been caused to a person or damage has been caused to property, due to his/her culpability or to accident, he/she leaves the place of the injury, damage or accident without stopping and giving his/her name, residence, including street number, motor vehicle number and driver's license number, if any, to the injured party or to a police officer, if no police officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest police station or judicial officer.
B. 
For the purpose of this Section, all Peace Officers shall have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
C. 
Leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident is a misdemeanor.
[RSMo. §304.019]
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 his/her vehicle, if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend his/her arm at an angle below horizontal so that the same may be seen in the rear of his/her vehicle;
2. 
An operator or driver intending to turn his/her vehicle to the right shall extend his/her arm at an angle above horizontal so that the same may be seen in front of and in the rear of his/her vehicle, and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway as near as practicable to the right side of the highway along which he/she is proceeding before turning;
3. 
An operator or driver intending to turn his/her vehicle to the left shall extend his/her arm in a horizontal position so that the same may be seen in the rear of his/her vehicle, and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway so that the left side of his/her vehicle shall be as near as practicable to the center line of the highway along which he/she 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 said 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.
[RSMo. §304.080]
The driver of a vehicle approaching a blind or visually handicapped, deaf or partially deaf person or physically disabled person who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog shall yield to such blind pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused such pedestrian; provided that a totally or partially blind pedestrian not carrying such cane or using a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed in Section 209.150, RSMo., shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons.
A. 
Required. Proof of financial responsibility shall be carried in all motor vehicles registered in the State of Missouri and operated in the City of Forsyth. The operator of such a motor vehicle shall exhibit said proof on the demand of any Peace Officer who lawfully stops the operator while that officer is engaged in the performance of the duties of his office.
B. 
Defined. As used in this Section "proof of financial responsibility" means proof of the ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of said proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle. Said proof shall exhibit the extent of financial responsibility in dollar amounts not less than those required by Chapter 303, RSMo.
C. 
Methods of Proving Financial Responsibility. The following items shall constitute proof of financial responsibility:
1. 
An insurance identification card furnished by an insurer issuing a liability policy insuring the motor vehicle subject to the Peace Officer's lawful stop. The insurance identification card shall include all of the following information:
a. 
The name and address of the insurer;
b. 
The name of the named insured;
c. 
The policy number;
d. 
The effective dates of the policy, including month, day and year;
e. 
A description of the insured motor vehicle, including year and make or at least five (5) digits of the vehicle identification number or the word "fleet" if the insurance policy covers five (5) or more vehicles;
f. 
The statement "THIS CARD MUST BE CARRIED IN THE INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PRODUCTION UPON DEMAND" prominently displayed on the card.
A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle liability insurance binder, or a receipt which contains the policy information required in this Subsection shall be satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
2. 
An insurance identification card furnished by the Missouri Director of Revenue to any self-insurer for each motor vehicle so insured, as provided for in Section 303.024.4 and 303.220, RSMo. Such an insurance identification card shall include all of the following information:
a. 
The name and address of the self-insurer;
b. 
The word "self-insured";
c. 
The statement "THIS CARD MUST BE CARRIED IN THE SELF-INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PRODUCTION UPON DEMAND" prominently displayed on the card.
3. 
A certificate furnished by the Missouri Treasurer, as provided for in Section 303.240, RSMo., establishing that the owner and/or operator of the motor vehicle subject to the Peace Officer's lawful stop has deposited with the Missouri Treasurer cash or marketable securities in an amount sufficient under said statute to satisfy an execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit for damages resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of said motor vehicle after such deposit was made.
4. 
Evidence of a surety bond filed with the Missouri Director of Revenue as provided by Section 303.230, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 404, 4-16-2007]
A. 
Driving Across Private Property to Avoid Traffic Signal, Control Device or Intersection. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter upon or pass over a driveway, a parking lot, an off-street parking area, a sidewalk or any private property for the purpose of avoiding any traffic, avoiding an intersection or avoiding a traffic signal or traffic sign.
B. 
Penalty for Violation. Violation of this Section is punishable by a jail sentence not to exceed six (6) months, a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both, plus applicable court costs.
[Ord. No. 450 §E, 3-5-2012]
A. 
A person commits the offense of inattentive driving when he or she acts with criminal negligence by operating a motor vehicle:
1. 
When he or she is distracted by a cellular telephone, texting device, electronic device, audio device, or video device, or
2. 
When he or she is distracted by other person(s) in the motor vehicle, food, drink, or any other item or activity causing the driver to be distracted, or
3. 
Without due regard for the road, weather and traffic conditions and other attendant circumstances then existing, or
4. 
When he or she is engaged or occupied in a manner that interferes with the safe operation of the motor vehicle.