Whenever any ordinance of the City designates and describes
a through street, it shall be the duty of the City Traffic Engineer
to place and maintain a stop sign, or on the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation at any intersection a yield sign, on each
and every street intersecting such through street unless traffic at
any such intersection is controlled at all times by traffic control
signals; provided however, that at the intersection of two (2) such
through streets or at the intersection of a through street and a heavy
traffic street not so designated, stop signs shall be erected at the
approaches of either of said streets as may be determined by the City
Traffic Engineer upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study.
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where particular hazard exists upon other than through streets and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one (1) or more entrances to any such intersection in which event he/she shall cause to be erected a stop sign at every such place where a stop is required, or whether vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles on a different street at such intersection as prescribed in Subsection (A) of Section 335.040 in which event he/she shall cause to be erected a yield sign at every place where obedience thereto is required.
[R.O. 2009 §14-157; Code 1969 §22-87(a)]
Between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on all days of
the week on which any school within the City is in session, every
operator of any vehicle proceeding on a street declared by Schedule
XII, Table XII-A to be a school stop shall cause such vehicle or other
conveyance to stop before entering upon or crossing over such street.
[R.O. 2009 §14-156; Code 1969 §22-87(b)]
Between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on all days of
the week on which any school within the City is in session, every
operator of any vehicle proceeding on or through a school crossing
designated in Schedule XII, Table XII-B shall cause such vehicle to
enter the crossing with caution.
A.
The
driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety
to stop shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly
marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the
intersecting roadway.
B.
Except
when directed to proceed by a Police Officer or traffic control signal,
every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated
by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near
side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall
stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point
nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
Except when directed to proceed by a Police Officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by Subsection (B) of Section 335.040 and after having stopped shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience
to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions
and shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection
or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the
intersection; provided however, that if such a driver is involved
in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past
a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima
facie evidence of his/her failure to yield right-of-way.
The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district
emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle
immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk
area extending across any alleyway or driveway and shall yield the
right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision
and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles approaching on said roadway.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk
unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection
or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he/she is operating without
obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding
any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
A.
Whenever
any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing
under any of the circumstances stated in this Section, the driver
of such vehicle shall stop within fifty (50) feet but not less than
fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall
not proceed until he/she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements
shall apply when:
1.
A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning
of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
2.
A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues
to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
3.
An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous
proximity to such crossing.
B.
No
person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing
gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier
is closed or is being opened or closed.
C.
No
person shall drive a vehicle through a railroad crossing when there
is not sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing.
D.
No
person shall drive a vehicle through a railroad crossing unless such
vehicle has sufficient undercarriage clearance necessary to prevent
the undercarriage of the vehicle from contacting the railroad crossing.
E.
Every
commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section 302.700, RSMo., shall,
upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, be driven at a rate of
speed which will permit said commercial motor vehicle to be stopped
before reaching the nearest rail of such crossing and shall not be
driven upon or over such crossing until due caution has been taken
to ascertain that the course is clear. This Section does not apply
to vehicles which are required to stop at railroad crossings pursuant
to Section 304.030, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §14-412; Ord. No. 4048 §1, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 4323 §1, 3-5-2012]
The following terms, when used in this Article, shall mean:
Consists of a camera and vehicle sensor or sensors installed
to work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic control
signal.
Is capable of producing exactly two (2) high resolution color
digital recorded images that show:
The traffic control signal while it is emitting a steady red
signal;
The offending vehicle; and
The license plate of the offending vehicle.
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All of these elements are required in a single recorded image
from the same camera unit which captured each of the two (2) images.
One (1) of the images must be of sufficient resolution to clearly
show all three (3) elements in either the first (1st) image captured
immediately prior to the violation, or in the second (2nd) image captured
sequentially after the first (1st) image, and while the vehicle is
in the intersection while the traffic signal is emitting a steady
red signal.
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No recorded images will be taken of the occupants of the vehicle.
The Municipal Court or Associate Circuit Court as elected
by the municipality to hear ordinance violations pursuant to Section
479.040, RSMo.
A person who operates or drives a motor vehicle and has the
same meaning as "DRIVER".
The owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle
registration records of the Missouri Department of Revenue or the
analogous department or agency of another State or country. The term "owner" includes:
An image recorded by an automated red light enforcement system
that depicts the rear and side of a motor vehicle and is automatically
recorded on a digital image.
The approach to an intersection toward which an automated
red light enforcement system is directed and in operation.
A traffic control device that displays alternating red, amber
and green lights intended to direct traffic when to stop at or proceed
through an intersection.
[R.O. 2009 §14-413; Ord. No. 4048 §1, 11-20-2006]
A person commits the offense of violation of public safety when
such person fails to comply with the rules and regulations when a
steady red signal appears at an intersection and the violation is
detected through the automated red light enforcement system which
is authorized for installation and operation within the City for the
purpose of enforcing the regulations as provided for herein.
[R.O. 2009 §14-414; Ord. No. 4323 §2, 3-5-2012]
A.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section, a person commits the infraction
of violation of public safety at an intersection when a motor vehicle
of which that person is an owner is present in an intersection while
the traffic control signal for the intersection is emitting a steady
red signal for the direction of travel or orientation of that vehicle
in or through the intersection, unless the motor vehicle is in the
process of making a lawful turn or unless the motor vehicle entered
the intersection while the traffic control signal for the intersection
was emitting a steady yellow signal for the direction of travel or
orientation of that vehicle in or through the intersection and the
motor vehicle did not obstruct the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians.
Provided however, that an infraction shall be excused upon submission
of a sufficient sworn statement that the presence of the motor vehicle
in the intersection was justified because:
1.
The traffic control signal was not in proper position and sufficiently
legible to an ordinarily observant person;
2.
The operator of the motor vehicle was acting in compliance with the
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer;
3.
The operator of the motor vehicle violated the instruction of the
traffic control signal in order to yield the right-of-way to an immediately
approaching authorized emergency vehicle;
4.
The motor vehicle was being operated as part of a funeral procession
pursuant to Section 194.503, RSMo.;
5.
The motor vehicle was being operated as an authorized emergency vehicle
as defined and in compliance with Section 304.022, RSMo.;
6.
The motor vehicle was a stolen vehicle and being operated by a person
other than the owner without the effective consent of the owner (but
this shall not be a justification for such an operator) and the theft
was timely reported to the appropriate Law Enforcement Agency;
7.
The license plate and/or tags depicted in the recorded image(s) were
stolen and being displayed on a motor vehicle other than the motor
vehicle for which they were issued (but this shall not be a justification
for the operator of the motor vehicle) and the theft was timely reported
to the appropriate Law Enforcement Agency;
8.
Ownership of the motor vehicle had in fact been transferred prior
to the violation (provided State records substantiate this statement);
9.
The motor vehicle was present in the intersection because it was
inoperable.
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Liability hereunder is based on ownership, without regard to
whether the owner was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the
violation, except that, as provided in Section 304.120.4, RSMo., no
liability shall be imposed on the owner of a motor vehicle when the
vehicle is being permissively used by a lessee if the owner furnishes
the name, address and operator's license number of the person renting
or leasing the motor vehicle at the time the violation occurred to
the City within thirty (30) days from the time of receipt of written
request for such information.
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[R.O. 2009 §14-416; Ord. No. 4048 §1, 11-20-2006]
Any automated traffic control system on a street or highway
must be identified by appropriate advance warning signs conspicuously
posted either at the major entrances to the City or not more than
three hundred (300) feet from the location of an automated traffic
control system located at an intersection. All advance warning signs
shall be approved by the Police Department.
[R.O. 2009 §14-417; Ord. No. 4048 §1, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 4073 §1, 6-18-2007]
The fine established for violation of the automated red light
enforcement system shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
