Cross Reference — Equipment of taxicabs, see §625.030.
[Code 1962 §18-39; CC 1979 §16-46; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
A.
No
person shall operate a motor vehicle on any highway, road, street
or alley in the City during the period from one-half (½) hour
after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise, unless such
vehicle shall display at least two (2) lighted lamps on the front,
one on each side, having a light source of equal power, which shall
project either white or yellow light.
B.
Every
person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam road-lighting
equipment during the times when lighted lamps are required shall use
a distribution of light or composite beam directed high enough and
of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance
in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and
limitations: Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming
vehicle within five hundred (500) feet or is within three hundred
(300) feet to the rear of another vehicle traveling in the same direction,
such driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so
aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the
other driver, and in no case shall the high intensity portion which
is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side
of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp from which
it comes at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead, and in no case
higher than a level of forty-two (42) inches above the level upon
which the vehicles stands at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet
ahead.
C.
No
person shall operate a motor vehicle on any highway, road, street
or alley in the City during the period from one-half (½) hour
after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise, unless such
vehicle is equipped with two (2) lighted lamps on the rear, which
shall display a red light visible from the rear for a distance of
at least five hundred (500) feet. Either such rear lamps or a separate
lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white
light the rear registration marker and render it clearly legible from
a distance of fifty (50) feet to the rear. When the rear registration
marker is illuminated by an electric lamp other than the required
rear lamps, all such lamps shall be turned on or off by the same control
switch at all times.
[Code 1962 §18-40; CC 1979 §16-47; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
All motorcycles shall carry one (1) lighted lamp to the front
and one (1) lighted red or amber lamp to the rear, in all respects
similar to those required of other motor vehicles.
[Code 1962 §18-42; CC 1979 §16-49; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
A.
Headlamps,
when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white in color.
B.
Auxiliary
lamps, cowl lamps and spot lamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights
substantially white, yellow or amber in color.
C.
No
person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school
bus when used for school purposes or an emergency vehicle, upon any
street or highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red
light visible from directly in front thereof.
[Ord. No. 112-2002 §1, 8-20-2002]
A.
As
used in this Section, the term "passenger car" means
every motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons or less
and used for the transportation of persons; except that, the term "passenger car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized
bicycles, motortricycles and trucks with a licensed gross weight of
twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or more.
B.
Each
driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service
while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the
operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles or which require
frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles, and front seat passenger
of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on
a street or highway in this State, and persons less than eighteen
(18) years of age operating or riding in a truck on a street or highway
of this State shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt
that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act
requirements; except that, a child less than four (4) years of age
shall be protected as required in Section 210.104, RSMo. No person
shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine compliance
with this Subsection. The provisions of this Section shall not be
applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have
a seat belt fastened about their body, nor shall the provisions of
this Section be applicable to persons while operating or riding a
motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities.
Non-compliance with this Subsection shall not constitute probable
cause for violation of any other provision of law.
C.
Each
driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child four (4) years of age
or more but less than sixteen (16) years of age shall secure the child
in a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
D.
Each driver who violates the provisions of Subsection (B) or (C) of this Section is guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed. All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section. In no case shall points be assessed against any person for a violation of this Section.
E.
If
there are more persons than there are seat belts in the enclosed area
of a motor vehicle, then the driver and passengers are not in violation
of this Section.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn, directed
forward, or whistle in good working order, capable of emitting a sound
adequate in quantity and volume to give warning of the approach of
such vehicle to other users of the highway and to pedestrians. Such
signaling device shall be used for warning purposes only and shall
not be used for making any unnecessary noise, and no other sound-producing
signaling device shall be used at any time.
[Code 1962 §18-44; CC 1979 §16-51; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
It shall be unlawful to drive a motor vehicle to which is attached
a gong, bell, or siren, or to sound such device in any street; provided,
that, this Section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
[Code 1962 §18-45; CC 1979 §16-52; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
Muffler cutouts and straight pipes shall not be used and no
vehicle shall be driven in such manner or condition that excessive
and unnecessary noises are made by its machinery, motor, tires, signaling
devices or other parts, or by any improperly loaded cargo. The motors
of all motor vehicles shall be fitted with properly attached mufflers
of such capacity or construction as to quiet the maximum possible
exhaust noise. Any cutout or opening in the exhaust pipe, between
the motor and the muffler on any motor vehicle, shall be completely
closed and disconnected from its operating lever, and shall be so
arranged that it cannot automatically open or be opened or operated
while such vehicle is in motion.
[Code 1962 §18-46; CC 1979 §16-53; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall
bear upon the front and rear thereof 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."
[Code 1962 §18-47; CC 1979 §16-54; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
Each school bus 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, indicating
intention to stop.
[Code 1962 §18-48; CC 1979 §16-55; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
All motor vehicles shall be provided with adequate brakes, which
shall at all times be kept in working order.
[Code 1962 §18-49; CC 1979 §16-56; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
All vehicles shall be equipped with a mirror so adjusted as
to reveal the street behind the vehicle from the driver's seat.
[Code 1962 §18-50; CC 1979 §16-57; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
When any vehicle is so constructed or equipped that the giving
of the arm signals as required by this Chapter is impossible, it shall
be equipped with a mechanical or electrical signaling device.
A.
Every
person transporting a child under the age of four (4) years shall
be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle operated
by that person on the streets or highways of this City, for providing
for the protection of such child. Such child shall be protected by
a child passenger restraint system approved by the Department of Public
Safety.
B.
Any
person who violates this Section is guilty of an infraction and, upon
conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) and court costs.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to any public carrier for
hire.
[Code 1962 §18-41; CC 1979 §16-48; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
A.
Whenever
a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours
between one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½)
hour before sunrise, and there is sufficient light to reveal any person
or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon such street
or highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
B.
Whenever
a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway or shoulder adjacent
thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between
one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½) hour
before sunrise, and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person
or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon the highway,
such vehicle shall be equipped with one (1) or more lamps meeting
the following requirements: At least one (1) lamp shall display a
white or amber light visible from a distance of five hundred (500)
feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one
(1) other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of
five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle. The location of
such lamps shall always be such that at least one (1) lamp or combination
of lamps meeting the requirements of this Subsection is installed
as nearly as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest
to passing traffic. Any lighted headlamp upon a parked vehicle shall
be depressed or dimmed.
