The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire
alarm 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.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising
a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion
and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in
this Title. This provision shall not apply at intersections where
traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or Police Officers.
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.
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified
as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant
or other identifying insignia or by such other method as may be determined
and designated by the Police Department.
No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred (200)
or more persons or fifty (50) or more vehicles except the forces of
the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of this State
and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments, shall occupy, march
or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued
by the Chief of Police and such other regulations as are set forth
herein which may apply.
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway.
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.
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.
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.
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.
[CC 1979 §75.050]
No person shall ride on any part of a vehicle while the same
is in motion, except in the seats provided for that purpose. Riding
on the fender, running board, or any other part of said vehicle while
the same is in motion, and riding with any part of the body or limbs
protruding beyond the limits of the vehicle are hereby expressly prohibited.
[Ord. No. 408, 4-10-2017]
A. Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
GOLF CART
A motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation
on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is
not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty (20) miles per hour.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a golf cart on public
streets within the City of New London except as provided herein.
C. A golf cart shall not be operated at any time on any State or Federal
highway within the City of New London, but may be operated upon such
highway in order to cross a portion of the State highway system which
intersects a municipal street. No golf cart shall cross any highway
at an intersection where the highway being crossed has a posted speed
limit of more than forty-five (45) miles per hour.
D. Any golf cart operated on a public street shall be equipped with
adequate brakes.
E. Every person operating a golf cart on a public street within the
City of New London shall be subject to all the duties applicable to
the driver of any other motor vehicle, and shall observe all traffic
laws and local ordinances regarding the rules of the road.
F. Any person operating a golf cart on a public street within the City
of New London shall possess a valid driver's license.
G. No person shall operate a golf cart on a public street having a posted
speed limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
H. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as an assumption of liability
by the City of New London for injuries to persons or property which
may result from the operation of a golf cart on public streets within
the City of New London.
I. Persons can only operate golf carts pursuant to this Section during
daylight hours.
J. All golf carts used pursuant to this Section shall be properly inspected
by the New London Police Department for proper brakes and lighting
prior to use.
K. Any person operating a golf cart pursuant to this Section shall pay
an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), renewable on January 1
of each year.
L. Said permit shall be visibly displayed on the front of such vehicle.
M. Any person operating a golf cart must carry proof of insurance on
the vehicle in an amount commensurate with the minimal insurance amounts
for liability for motor vehicles for the State of Missouri.
N. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall, upon
conviction, be subject to a fine, combined with the amount of court
costs, of not more than $225.00.