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 or private driveway to be
used at any fire or alarm of fire without the consent of the Fire
Department official in command.
A. Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall mean:
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
A person licensed as a funeral director pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 333, RSMo.
FUNERAL LEAD VEHICLE OR LEAD VEHICLE
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.
ORGANIZED FUNERAL PROCESSION
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).
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.
[R.O. 2010 §340.060; C.O. 1948 c. 11 §1-41; CC
1970 §16-10]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or to take part in, upon
the roadways of this City, any procession or parade comprising more
than six (6) vehicles or any group of pedestrians, except funeral
processions, without first having obtained a permit from the Chief
of Police designating the street such procession shall traverse, and
the hours of the day within which the same shall proceed, and such
procession or parade shall be conducted only in conformance with the
terms of such permit.
B. The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized to issue such permit with the
approval of the City Administrator.
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway. A designated bicycle
lane shall not be obstructed by a parked or standing motor vehicle
or other stationary object. A motor vehicle may be driven in a designated
bicycle lane only for the purpose of a lawful maneuver to cross the
lane or to provide for safe travel. In making an otherwise lawful
maneuver that requires traveling in or crossing a designated bicycle
lane, the driver of a motor vehicle shall yield to any bicycle in
the lane. As used in this Section, the term "designated bicycle
lane" shall mean a portion of the roadway or highway that
has been designated by the Governing Body having jurisdiction over
such roadway or highway by striping with signing or striping with
pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
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.
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. 2010 §340.110; Ord. No. 12-08 §1, 6-2-2008]
A. Definitions.
As used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed
meanings:
BICYCLE
A human-powered vehicle with two (2) wheels in tandem designed
to transport, by the act of pedaling, one (1) or more persons seated
on one (1) or more saddle seats on the frame. "Bicycle" includes,
but is not limited to, a human-powered vehicle designed to transport
by the act of pedaling which has more than two (2) wheels when the
vehicle is used on a public roadway, public bicycle path, or other
public road or right-of-way. This also includes a tricycle.
ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE
A self-balancing, two (2) non-tandem wheeled device, designed
to transport only one (1) person, with an electric propulsion system
with an average power of seven hundred fifty (750) watts (one (1)
horsepower), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered
solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an operator who
weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds, is less than twenty (20)
miles per hour.
IN-LINE SKATES, ROLLER SKATES
A pair of devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels attached,
regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to
guide or propel the user over the ground.
OPERATOR
A person who travels on a bicycle or tricycle seated on a
saddle seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the
bicycle. This includes wearers of roller blades or roller skates and
the use of skateboards.
OTHER PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Any rights-of-way other than a public roadway, public bicycle
path or sidewalk that is under the jurisdiction and control of the
State of Missouri or the City of Glendale.
PASSENGER
Any person who travels in a motor vehicle in any manner except
as a driver; and any person who travels on a bicycle in any manner
except as the operator.
PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR (AKA: BICYCLE HELMET)
A piece of headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standard
for protective bicycle helmets set by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety
Commission Federal safety standards, those developed by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Snell Memorial Foundation
or the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
PUBLIC BICYCLE PATH
A right-of-way under the jurisdiction and control of the
State, or the City of Glendale, for use primarily by bicyclists and
pedestrians.
SKATEBOARD
A set of wheels attached to a platform or flat surface, regardless
of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to glide or propel
the user over the ground.
B. Protective Headgear Required.
1. Every person operating or being a passenger on a bicycle, or using
in-line skates, roller skates, a skateboard or an electric personal
assistive mobility device on a public roadway, public bicycle path
or other public right-of-way, shall wear protective headgear of good
fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
2. No person operating a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle
path or other public right-of-way shall allow anyone to ride as a
passenger unless the passenger is wearing protective headgear as defined
in this Section; or else is in an enclosed trailer or other device
which meets or exceeds current nationally recognized standards of
design and manufacture for the protection of the passenger's head
from impacts in an accident without the need for said protective headgear.
3. No parent, custodian or legal guardian of a person age sixteen (16)
and under shall knowingly permit said person to operate or be a passenger
on a bicycle or to use in-line skates, roller skates, skateboards
or an electric personal assistive mobility device without wearing
protective headgear as defined in this Section.
4. No person operating a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle
path or other public right-of-way shall allow anyone who is either
four (4) years old or younger, weighing forty (40) pounds or less,
to ride as a passenger on the bicycle; other than in a seat which
shall adequately retain the passenger in place and protect the passenger
from the bicycle's moving parts.
5. A person regularly engaged in the business of renting bicycles, in-line
skates, roller skates, skateboards or electric personal assistive
mobility devices shall require each person to rent one (1) or more
of these items to provide his or her signature either on the rental
form or on a separate form indicating both of the following:
a. Receipt of a written explanation of the provisions of this Section
and the penalties for the violations.
b. A statement concerning whether the person will be an operator or
passenger on the bicycle or use in-line skates, roller skates or skateboards
in an area where the use of protective headgear is required.
6. A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting
bicycles, in-line skates, roller skates, skateboards or electric personal
assistive mobility devices shall provide protective headgear to any
person who will be an operator or passenger on the bicycle or use
the in-line skates, roller skates, skateboards or electric personal
assistive mobility devices in an area requiring protective headgear,
if the person does not already have a helmet in his or her possession.
A reasonable fee may be charged for protective headgear rental.
7. Any operator or passenger as defined in this Section found to be
in violation of this Section might be issued an equipment violation
notice as prescribed on a Missouri Uniform Complaint and Summons.
The person responsible for payment of the violation may have the violation
dismissed, if the person submits a receipt for a proof of purchase
of protective headgear, along with the helmet, to the Glendale Police
Department within five (5) calendar days of the date of the violation
notice.
8. Fines assessed to juvenile violators (age sixteen (16) and under)
will be the legal responsibility of the violator's parent, custodian
or legal guardian; and therefore any summons issued as a result of
a violation committed by such a juvenile shall be issued to said violator's
parent, custodian or legal guardian.
9. This Section shall only apply to bicycles, in-line skates, roller
skates, skateboards or electric personal assistive mobility devices
operated on public access and not on private residential property.
A. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in Section
300.010, 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; or
2. All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the
day of operation.
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 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. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace
Officers of this State and its political subdivisions shall enforce
the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their
jurisdiction.
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 issued
by a State authorizing such person to operate a motor vehicle 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:
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 vehicle, unless the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
E. No
operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
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.
D. No
persons shall operate a utility vehicle:
1. In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
or
2. While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.
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.
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.
[Ord. No. B02-18, 3-5-2018]
A. Notwithstanding
any other law, a low-speed vehicle may be operated upon a City Street
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 motor 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
ordinances of the City of Glendale 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 (20) 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 (20) mile per hour.
C. A low-speed
vehicle shall be exempt from the requirement of Sections 307.350 to
307.402, RSMo., for the purpose of titling and registration. Low-speed
vehicles shall comply with standards in 49 CFR Section 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., if the
low-speed vehicle is to be operated upon the streets of the City.
E. Each
person operating a low-speed vehicle on a City street in this City
shall possess a valid driver’s license issued pursuant to Chapter
302, RSMo.
F. For
purposes of this Section a “low-speed vehicle” shall have
the meaning ascribed to it in 49 CFR Section 571.3 as amended.
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 Section 571.500 as amended.
H. Each
low-speed vehicle shall be equipped with properly operating:
3. Front and rear turn signals lamps;
5. Reflex reflectors; one (1) red reflector on each side as far to the
rear as practicable, and one (1) red reflector on the rear;
6. An exterior mirror mounted on the driver’s side of the vehicle
and either an exterior mirror mounted on the passenger’s side
of the vehicle or an interior rear view mirror;
8. A windshield that conforms to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
on glazing material in 49 CFR Section 571.205;
9. A VIN (vehicle identification number) that conforms to requirements
of Part 380 Vehicle Identification Number of this Chapter;
10. A Type 1 or Type 2 seat belt assembly conforming to Section 571.209
of this Part, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209, Seat belt
assemblies, install at each designated seating position; and
11. Low-speed vehicles shall comply with rear visibility requirements
specified in Paragraph S6.2 of FMVSS Number 111.
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. 2010 §340.250; C.O. 1948 c. 11 §1-47; CC
1970 §16-12]
A. It
shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive the same
when such vehicle is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat
of such vehicle such number of persons, as to obstruct the view of
the operator to the front or sides, or to interfere with the operator's
control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any passenger in a vehicle to ride in such position
as to interfere with the operator's view ahead or to the sides, or
to interfere with the operator's control over the driving mechanism
of the vehicle.
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.
A. 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 pursuant to 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 this Title;
3. When the right-half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under
construction or repair; or
4. Upon a roadway designated by local ordinance as a one-way street
and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
B. 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 semi-circular
or U-turn on any such divided highway, except at an intersection or
interchange or at any signed location designated by the State Highways
and Transportation Commission or the Department of Transportation.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to emergency vehicles,
law enforcement vehicles or to vehicles owned by the Commission or
the Department.
C. Whenever
any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked
lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all other 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 (3) 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 signposted 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, RSMo.
4. Official signs may be erected by the State 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.
D. 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.
E. All
trucks registered for a gross weight of more than forty-eight thousand
(48,000) pounds shall not be driven in the far left-hand lane upon
all interstate highways, freeways, or expressways within urbanized
areas of the State having three (3) or more lanes of traffic proceeding
in the same direction. This restriction shall not apply when:
1. It is necessary for the operator of the truck to follow traffic control
devices that direct use of a lane other than the right lane; or
2. The right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction
or repair.
F. As used in Subsection
(E) of this Section,
"truck" means
any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer, or any combination
thereof, propelled or drawn by mechanical power and designed for or
used in the transportation of property upon the highways. The term
"truck" also includes a commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section
300.010 of this Title.
[R.O. 2010 §340.260; CC 1970 §16-66; Ord. No. 1333 §§1 — 5, 3-30-1964; Ord. No. 09-00 §1, 12-4-2000]
A. The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized and directed to determine those
portions of any highway, road or street, where overtaking and passing,
or driving a vehicle to the left of the roadway would be especially
hazardous and shall declare the same as a "no passing zone"; provided
that no "no passing zones" shall be established on a roadway having
a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour where the minimum "no
passing zone" would be less than ninety (90) feet. "No passing zones"
shall be established on such roadway where the minimum sight distance
is less than five hundred (500) feet.
B. The
section of roadway involved shall be held a "no passing zone" and
the Department of Streets of the City, under the direction of the
Chief of Police, shall immediately mark the "no passing zone" by painting
a solid yellow line on the roadway surface just to the right of the
centerline of the roadway. Thereafter, the Street Department, under
the direction of the Chief of Police, shall, by appropriate signs,
indicate the beginning and end of the "no passing zone". When the
aforesaid yellow painted line and signs are in place so as to be clearly
visible, it shall be unlawful for a vehicle to cross the solid yellow
lines and pass another vehicle in any "no passing zone". A violation
of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
C. The
Chief of Police shall keep a record of all such "no passing zones"
and the approximate locations thereof and such records shall be public
records and subject to public inspection.
D. In
any prosecution for the violation of such "no passing zones," proof
that the roadway was marked with a solid yellow line and signs posted
at the beginning and end of such zones as herein provided, shall constitute
a prima facie presumption that such "no passing zone" was properly
and lawfully marked and designated as herein provided.
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 Subsection shall
not apply to any trailer which does not interfere with a clear view
of the hand signals of the operator or of the signaling 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 (1st)
day of January, 1954.
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 (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 school children 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.
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. 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.
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.
[R.O. 2010 §340.350; C.O. 1948 c. 11 §1-24; CC
1970 §16-9]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to ride on any vehicle upon any portion
thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers when the
vehicle is in motion.
B. This
provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary
discharge of a duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in space
intended for merchandise.
[R.O. 2010 §340.360; C.O. 1948 c. 11 §1-23; CC
1970 §16-8]
It shall be unlawful for any person to board or alight from
any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
[R.O. 2010 §340.370; Ord. No. 13-97 §1, 11-17-1997]
A. Restriction. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity
to sell or to advertise for sale any automobile, truck, trailer or
vehicle of any nature anywhere in the City of Glendale unless such
person or entity shall be duly licensed by the City to sell any such
vehicle, or unless the person or entity advertising to sell or selling
any such vehicle is both the owner of the vehicle being sold and the
owner or occupant of the property on which said vehicle is located
for sale.
B. Any
person having a "for sale" sign in or on one's vehicle or some other
placard or indication therein or thereon indicating that such vehicle
is for sale at a time when such vehicle is temporarily parked at a
particular location for a purpose other than that of selling or advertising
for sale of such vehicle shall not be in violation of this Section.
[R.O. 2010 §340.330; CC 1970 §16-54; Ord. No. 1262 §1, 10-13-1961]
It shall be unlawful for any person operating a vehicle on the
public streets of the City to drive on, through or across private
property for the purpose of or with the result of evading, circumventing
or contravening any lawfully established traffic control signals or
signs.