[Ord. No. 667, 9-3-1953; CC 1976 §21-43]
[CC 1976 §21-44]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle on
the streets of the City which is not equipped with lighting equipment
in accordance with Sections 307.020 et. seq., RSMo., or to fail to
use such equipment as required in such Sections.
[CC 1976 §21-45]
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one (1)
spot lamp, but every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used
as not to be dazzling or glaring to any person.
[CC 1976 §21-46]
Every motor vehicle run, driven or operated upon the streets,
avenues or alleys within the City shall be equipped with a horn, directed
forward, in good working order, and capable of emitting a sound adequate
in quantity and volume to give warning of the approach of such vehicle
to other users of the streets, avenues and alleys. 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.
[CC 1976 §21-47]
A.
Muffler
cutouts shall not be used on any motor vehicle, automobile or motorcycle
used, driven or operated on any street, avenue or highway within the
City, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner or condition
that excessive and unnecessary noises shall be made by its machinery,
motor, signaling device or other parts or by improperly loaded cargo.
B.
The
motor of all motor vehicles shall be fitted with properly attached
mufflers of such capacity or construction as to quiet the maximum
possible exhaust noise as completely as is done in modern gas engine
passenger motor vehicles. 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 motor vehicle is in motion.
[CC 1976 §21-48]
All motor vehicles, except motorcycles, used, driven or operated
on any street, avenue, highway or alley within the City shall be equipped
and provided at all times with two (2) sets of adequate brakes, kept
in good working order, and motorcycles shall be provided with one
(1) set of adequate brakes in good working order.
[CC 1976 §21-49]
All motor vehicles, which are so constructed or loaded that
the operator cannot see the road behind such vehicle by looking back
or around the side of such vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror
so adjusted as to reveal the road behind and be visible from the operator's
seat.
[CC 1976 §21-50]
All motor vehicles carrying poles or other objects which project
more than four (4) feet from the rear of such motor vehicle, during
the period when lights are required by this Chapter, shall carry a
red light at or near the end of such poles or other objects so projecting;
and at other times a red flag or cloth, not less than sixteen (16)
inches square, shall be displayed at the end of such projection.
[RSMo. §307.170.6]
When one vehicle is towing another, the connecting device shall
not exceed fifteen feet. During the time that lights are required
by Sections 307.020 to 307.120, RSMo., the required lights shall be
displayed by both vehicles. Every towed vehicle shall be coupled to
the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable, or equivalent
device in addition to the primary coupling device, except that such
secondary coupling device shall not be necessary if the connecting
device is connected to the towing vehicle by a center-locking ball
located over or nearly over the rear axle and not supported by the
rear bumper of the towing vehicle. Such secondary safety connecting
devices shall be of sufficient strength to control the towed vehicle
in the event of failure of the primary coupling device. The provisions
of this subsection shall not apply to wreckers towing vehicles or
to vehicles secured to the towing vehicle by a fifth-wheel type connection.
[CC 1976 §21-52; Ord. No. 1418 §§1 — 4, 10-2-1985; Ord. No. 1792 §1, 10-18-1994]
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 in the City of Pacific for
providing for the protection of such child. When traveling in a motor
vehicle the child shall be protected by an approved child passenger
restraint system approved by the Department of Public Safety of the
State of Missouri.
C.
Any
person who violates this Section and is found guilty shall pay a fine
of not less than one dollar ($1.00) and not more than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
[Ord. No. 3116, 3-19-2019]
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, motor tricycles,
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, as defined
in Section 301.010, RSMo., 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. The
provisions of this Section and Section 307.179, RSMo., 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.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the transporting
of children under sixteen (16) years of age, as provided in Section
307.179, RSMo.
C.
Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child less than sixteen
(16) years of age shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and
fastened restraint under Section 307.179, RSMo.
D.
Each person who violates the provisions of Subsection (B) of this Section shall be 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.
[Ord. No. 2729 §1, 9-1-2009]
A.
Any person may operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, that has a light transmission of thirty-five percent (35%) or more plus or minus three percent (±3%) and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent (35%) or less plus or minus three percent (±3%). Except as provided in Subsection (C), any sun-screening device applied to front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver in excess of the requirements of this Subsection shall be prohibited without a permit issued by the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The permit shall allow operation of the vehicle by any titleholder or relative within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, which shall mean a spouse, each grandparent, parent, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, child and grandchild of a person who resides in the household. Except as provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, all sun-screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited.
B.
This
Section shall not prohibit labels, stickers, decalcomania or informational
signs on motor vehicles or the application of tinted or solar-screening
material to recreational vehicles as defined in Section 700.010, RSMo.,
provided that such material does not interfere with the driver's normal
view of the road. This Section shall not prohibit factory-installed
tinted glass, the equivalent replacement thereof or tinting material
applied to the upper portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which
is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
C.
Any
vehicle licensed with a historical license plate shall be exempt from
the requirements of this Section.
D.
Any
person who violates the provisions of this Section is guilty of an
ordinance violation.
