[Ord. No. 619 § 5, 1-6-1958]
No person shall drive a vehicle on a street which is in a defective
mechanical condition, and which, because of such defective mechanical
condition, would be likely to cause damage to person or property while
being so driven.
[Ord. No. 437 § 18, 12-4-1950]
All motor vehicles except motorcycles shall be provided at all
times with two (2) sets of adequate brakes kept in good working order.
Motorcycles shall be provided with one (1) set of adequate brakes
kept in good working order. No operator or driver of a motor vehicle
shall leave such motor vehicle standing on any public roadway with
the driver's seat unoccupied without first setting the brakes thereon
as to prevent the coasting, moving or rolling of such motor vehicle
from such position.
[Ord. No. 437 § 19, 12-4-1950; Ord.
No. 1622 § 16, 6-17-1991]
Muffler cutouts shall not be used and no vehicle shall be driven
in such manner or condition that excessive and unnecessary noises
shall be made by its machinery, motor, signaling device, 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 noises 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 vehicle is
in motion.
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State Law Reference — See RSMo., § 307.170(2).
[Ord. No. 2361 § 1, 7-18-2005]
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle while
said motor vehicle is upon any City street to use, operate or cause
to be used or operated any mechanical device designed to aid in the
braking or deceleration of such motor vehicle which results in a loud,
explosive or excessive noise from such motor vehicle, known as jake
braking.
[Ord. No. 437 § 16, 12-4-1950; Ord.
No. 1622 § 17, 6-17-1991]
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.
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State Law Reference — See RSMo., § 307.170(1).
[Ord. No. 437 § 17, 12-4-1950; Ord.
No. 1622 § 18, 6-17-1991; Ord. No. 2332 §§ 1
— 2, 2-22-2005]
A.
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle driven on City streets
shall be equipped with at least two (2) State-approved headlamps in
operable condition mounted at the same level with at least one (1)
on each side of the front of the vehicle. Every motorcycle driven
on City streets shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more
than two (2) State-approved headlamps in operable condition. Every
motor vehicle other than a motorcycle driven on City streets shall
be equipped with at least two (2) rear lamps in operable condition
and every motorcycle driven on City streets shall be equipped with
at least one (1) and not more than two (2) rear lamps in operable
condition, both said motor vehicle and motorcycle rear lamps shall
be not less than fifteen (15) inches or more than seventy-two (72)
inches above the ground upon which the vehicle or motorcycle stands,
which when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly visible from a
distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. Said rear lamps or
a separate lamp in operable condition shall be mounted on the rear
of the vehicle and placed as to illuminate with a white light the
rear license plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of
fifty (50) feet to the rear. Every motorcycle driven on the City streets
also shall carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp or separately,
at least one (1) State-approved red reflector.
B.
At any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise,
at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly
discernible persons and vehicles on the street or highway at a distance
of five hundred (500) feet ahead, at any time the weather conditions,
including rain, require usage of the motor vehicle's windshield wipers
to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner and during
periods of fog even if usage of the motor vehicle's windshield wipers
is not necessary to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner,
any motor vehicle or motorcycle on City streets or highways shall
display lighted headlamps, lighted rear lamps and any other lighted
lamps required to be affixed to the motor vehicle or motorcycle by
this Section. Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially
white in color. Auxiliary lamps, cowllamps and spotlamps, when lighted,
shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color.
Rear lamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially red in
color.
C.
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, the driver
shall use the dimmer switch in the vehicle to dim the headlamps to
the low beam setting, for all vehicles required to be equipped with
a dimmer switch.
D.
If agricultural machinery or implements, road machinery, road rollers
or farm tractors are driven or operated on City streets at any time
from a half (1/2) hour after sunset to a half (1/2) hour before sunrise
and at any other time where there is not sufficient light to render
clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the street at a distance
of five hundred (500) feet ahead, such machinery shall be equipped
with at least one (1) lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of
such vehicle and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear, and such lamps
and lanterns shall exhibit lights to the sides of such machinery.
E.
Any person who shall place or drive or cause to be placed or driven
upon or along any City street any animal-driven vehicle whatsoever,
whether in motion or at rest, shall after sunset to one-half (1/2)
hour before sunrise have attached to every such vehicle at the rear
thereof a red taillight or a red reflecting device of not less than
three (3) inches in diameter of effective area or its equivalent in
area. When such device shall consist of reflecting buttons there shall
be no less than seven (7) of such buttons covering an area equal to
a circle with a three (3) inch diameter. The spread and efficiency
of the reflected light shall be sufficient for the reflected light
to be visible to the driver of any motor vehicle approaching such
animal-drawn vehicle from the rear of a distance not less than five
hundred (500) feet. In addition, any person who operates any such
animal-driven vehicle during the hours between sunset and one-half
(1/2) hour before sunrise shall have at least one (1) light flashing
at all times the vehicle is on any City street. Such light or lights
shall be amber in the front and red in the back and shall be placed
on the left side of the vehicle at a height of no more than six (6)
feet from the ground and shall be visible from the front and the back
of the vehicle at a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet.
F.
No person shall operate on any City street any slow-moving vehicle
or equipment after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise, any
animal-drawn vehicle, or any machinery designed for use or normally
operated at speeds less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour (except
when said machinery is engaged in actual construction or maintenance
work and guarded by a flagman or clearly visible warning signs) unless
there is displayed on the rear thereof an emblem as described below,
which shall be in addition to any lighting devices required by this
Section. The emblem shall be of substantial construction and shall
be a basedown equilateral triangle of fluorescent yellow-orange film
or equivalent quality paint with a base of not less than fourteen
(14) inches and an altitude of not less than twelve (12) inches. Such
triangle shall be bordered with reflective red strips having a minimum
width of one and three-fourths (1 3/4) inches with the vertices
of the overall triangle truncated such that the remaining altitude
shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) inches. Such emblem shall be mounted
on the rear of such vehicle near the horizontal geometric center of
the rearmost vehicle at a height of not less than four (4) feet above
the roadway, and shall be maintained in a clean, reflective condition.
Provided, however, no emblem shall be required on machinery or equipment
pulled or attached to a farm tractor providing the machinery or equipment
does not extend more than twelve (12) feet to the rear of the tractor
and permits a clear view of the emblem on the tractor by vehicles
approaching from the rear.
G.
Any person who violates that part of Subsection (B) of this Section concerning headlamps, rear lamps and any other lamps being required to be lighted and displayed due to weather conditions or fog shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars ($10.00) and no court costs shall be imposed for such violation. Any person violating any other provision of this Section shall be punished as authorized by Section 1-7 and the required court costs shall be imposed for such violation.
[Ord. No. 1297 § 1, 2-17-1986; Ord. No. 1776 § 1, 2-21-1994; Ord.
No. 1812 § 1, 9-19-1994]
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 the
City, for providing for the protection of such child. Such child shall
be protected by a child passenger restraint system approved by the
Missouri Department of Public Safety. Any person who violates this
Section of the Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) and court costs.
[Ord. No. 1379 § 1, 7-20-1987; Ord. No. 1467 § 1, 12-19-1988; Ord. No. 1990 § 1, 1-19-1998]
A.
Except as provided in Subsection (C), the driver and all front seat passengers of every passenger car or small truck manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in the City 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 18-42.1. As used in this Section of the Code, the term "passenger car or small truck" means every
motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, designed for carrying
ten (10) persons or less and used for transportation of persons, but
that said term shall not include a motorcycle, a motorized bicycle,
a motortricycle, or a truck with a licensed gross weight of twelve
thousand (12,000) pounds or more.
B.
Except as provided in Subsection (C), any person less than eighteen (18) years of age operating a truck or riding in any part of a truck while it is in operation on a street or highway in the City 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 18-42.1. As used in this Section of the Code, the term "truck" means a motor vehicle designed,
used, or maintained for the transportation of property.
C.
The provisions of Subsection (A) and Subsection (B) of this Section
shall not be applicable to:
1.
United States Postal Service employees while driving motor vehicles
in the performance of their duties for the Postal Service in servicing
postal boxes from the vehicles; and
2.
Persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt
fastened about their body; and
3.
Persons while operating or riding in a motor vehicle being used in
agricultural work-related activities; and
4.
Any motor vehicles with more persons riding in the enclosed area
of the motor vehicle than there are seat belts for such persons when
all such seat belts that are available are being properly worn by
persons.
D.
Each driver of any kind of motor vehicle (including all passenger
cars and all trucks) who is 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 unless the
motor vehicle has more persons riding in the enclosed area of the
motor vehicle than there are seat belts for such persons when all
such seat belts that are available are being properly worn by persons.
E.
No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine
compliance with the provisions of Subsections (A) or (B) of this Section.
Non-compliance with the provisions of Subsections (A) or (B) of this
Section shall not constitute probable cause for violation of any other
provision of law.
F.
Any person who violates this Section of the Code shall be punished
by a fine of not more than ten dollars ($10.00). But no court costs
shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section
of the Code. In no case shall points be assessed against any person,
pursuant to Section 302.302, RSMo., for violation of this Section
of the Code.
[Ord. No. 1990 § 2, 1-19-1998]
Except as provided below, no person shall operate any truck
with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds within the corporate limits of the City when any person under
eighteen (18) years of age is riding in the unenclosed bed of such
truck. Further, except as provided below, no person under eighteen
(18) years of age shall ride in the unenclosed bed of such kind of
truck when the truck is in operation within the corporate limits of
the City. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
An employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's
duties where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the
truck;
2.
Any person while engaged in agricultural activities where it is necessary
to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
3.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck while such truck
is being operated in a parade, caravan or exhibition which is authorized
by law;
4.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
has installed a means of preventing such person from being discharged
or such person is secured to the truck in a manner which will prevent
the person from being thrown from the truck, or will prevent the person
from falling or jumping from the truck;
5.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of participating in a special
event and it is necessary that the person ride in such unenclosed
bed due to a lack of available seating. "Special event", for the purposes of this Section, is a specific social activity
of a definable duration which is participated in by the person riding
in the unenclosed bed;
6.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of providing assistance
to, or ensuring the safety of, other persons engaged in a recreational
activity; or
7.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is the only legally titled, licensed and insured vehicle owned by
the family of the person riding in the unenclosed bed and there is
insufficient room in the passenger cab of the truck to accommodate
all passengers in such truck. For the purposes of this subdivision
the term "family" shall mean any persons related
within the first degree of consanguinity.
[Ord. No. 2384 § 1, 12-19-2005]
Pursuant to the authority contained in the provisions of Section 71.943, RSMo., there is hereby adopted as part of the Centralia City Code, Chapter 307, RSMo., entitled Vehicle Equipment Regulations now in effect and as hereafter amended by the Missouri General Assembly and Chapter 307, RSMo., is hereby incorporated in and made a part of Chapter 18 of the Centralia City Code as fully as though all the Sections of said Chapter 307 were set out at length herein and said Chapter 307 shall have full force and effect within the City of Centralia for all purposes.
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State Law Reference — For similar provisions, see RSMo.,
§ 71.943.
