[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.010), 5-20-2004]
Those streets and parts of streets described by ordinances of
the City are declared to be through streets for the purposes of this
Section.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.020), 5-20-2004]
Whenever any ordinance of the City designates and describes
a through street, it shall be the duty of the City 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 upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic study.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.030), 5-20-2004]
A.
The City 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 the City 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 345.040, in which event the City shall cause to be erected a yield sign at every place where obedience thereto is required.
B.
Any
need identified and proposed for the installation of stop signs and/or
yield signs, including those presented by City of Dardenne Prairie
residents, will be evaluated by the City to determine if it meets
specific criteria as provided in this Section of this Title.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.040), 5-20-2004]
A.
Upon
evaluation by the City, one (1) of the following processes shall be
followed for the installation of proposed stop signs:
1.
If the need meets the specific criteria contained in the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the United States
Department of Transportation, the City shall authorize the installation
of stop signs as funding is available. The manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices suggests that, if one (1) or more of the following
criteria exist, a stop sign may be warranted:
a.
Intersection of a less important road with a main road where application
of the normal right-of-way rule is unduly hazardous.
b.
Street entering a through highway or street.
c.
Unsignalized intersection in a signalized area.
d.
Other intersections where a combination of high speed, restricted
view and serious accident record indicates a need for control by stop
sign.
e.
Stop signs should never be used on the through roadways of expressways.
2.
If the need meets the following specific criteria, the City shall
authorize the installation of multi-way stop signs as funding is available.
Any of the following criteria may warrant the installation of a multi-way
stop sign:
a.
Where electric traffic signals are warranted and urgently needed,
the multi-way stop sign is an interim measure that can be installed
quickly to control traffic while arrangements are being made for the
electric signal.
b.
An accident problem, as indicated by three (3) or more reported accidents
in a twelve (12) month period, of a type susceptible of correction
by the installation of a multi-way stop sign.
c.
Where the volume of traffic on the intersecting roads is approximately
equal and the following minimum traffic volumes are recorded:
(1)
The total vehicular volume entering the intersection from all
approaches must average at least five hundred (500) vehicles per hour
for any eight (8) hours of an average day, and
(2)
The combined vehicular and pedestrian volume from the minor
street or highway must average at least two hundred (200) units per
hour for the same eight (8) hours, with an average delay to minor
street vehicular traffic of at least thirty (30) seconds per vehicle
during the maximum hour, but
(3)
When the eighty-five (85) percentile approach speed of the major
traffic exceeds forty (40) miles per hour, the minimum vehicular volume
criteria is seventy percent (70%) of the above requirements.
B.
The
City will use the following criteria to evaluate the need for installation
of yield signs. If one (1) or more of the following conditions exist,
the City may authorize the installation of yield signs:
1.
At the entrance to an intersection where it is necessary to assign
right-of-way and where the safe approach speed on the entrance exceeds
ten (10) miles per hour.
2.
On the entrance ramp to an expressway where an acceleration lane
is not provided.
3.
At intersections on a divided highway where the median between the
roadways is more than thirty (30) feet wide. At such intersections,
a stop sign may be used as the entrance to the first (1st) roadway
of the divided highway and a yield sign may be placed at the entrance
to the second (2nd) roadway.
4.
Where there is a separate channelized right-turn lane, without an
adequate acceleration lane.
5.
At any intersection where a special problem exists and where an engineering
study indicates the problem to be susceptible to correction by use
of the yield sign.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.050), 5-20-2004]
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 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 in the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
C.
Every
stop sign erected shall bear the word "Stop" in letters not less than
eight (8) inches in height and such sign may at nighttime be rendered
luminous by steady or flashing internal illumination or by fixed floodlight
projected on the face of the sign or by efficient reflecting elements
on the face of the sign. Every stop sign shall be located as near
as possible at the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection or, if none, at the nearest line of the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection or, if none, at the nearest line
of the roadway.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.060), 5-20-2004]
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 (A) of Section 345.040 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.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.070), 5-20-2004]
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience
to such 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.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.080), 5-20-2004]
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 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.
[Ord. No. 754 §1(345.090), 5-20-2004]
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.
