Those streets and parts of streets described by ordinances of
the City are declared to be through streets for the purposes of this
Chapter.
Whenever any ordinance of the City designates and describes
a through street, or whenever such through street exists if not specifically
delineated as such by ordinance, the City Traffic Engineer may, at
his/her discretion and as he/she believes prudent and safe for all,
including drivers, passers-by and pedestrians, place and maintain
either stop or yield signs at the intersection of a through street
with any other street, so as not to unnecessarily impede or slow the
flow of traffic but taking into consideration the safety of all concerned.
The City Traffic Engineer may, at his/her discretion and as
he/she believes prudent and safe for all, including drivers, passers-by
and pedestrians, place and maintain either stop or yield signs at
the intersection of any streets, alleys or roadways within the City.
[Ch. 19 §19.802]
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 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.
[Ch. 19 §19.803]
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.
[Ch. 19 §19.804]
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or
building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto
a roadway or sidewalk 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.
The driver of a vehicle entering a through street shall stop such
vehicle immediately prior to entering said roadway and yield the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
[Ch. 19 §19.805]
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.
[Ch. 19 §19.807]
When two (2) or more vehicles traveling on intersecting streets
are both required to stop in compliance with stop signs, the driver
of the vehicle that stops first (1st) shall have the first (1st) right
to proceed if he/she can do so safely.
[Ord. No. 5-15 §12, 7-2-1951]
Parking, unparking and the driving of all vehicles operating
within the corporate limits of California, Missouri, shall be so regulated,
controlled, and in such manner as to permit of a clear, free, and
unimpeded freeway or travelway of not less than the certain widths
of such freeways described for certain streets or highways, or portions
thereof, in Schedule X, and anyone so parking or unparking and who
shall obstruct the free and unimpeded directional movement of travel
in said width, so described and scheduled under Schedule X, as freeways
or travelways shall by these provisions be guilty of a traffic nuisance.
Anyone deemed guilty of a traffic nuisance, as heretofore described,
shall be guilty of a traffic nuisance, as heretofore described, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished in accordance with the provisions
describing punishment for a misdemeanor. Provided further, the Board
of Aldermen, may from time to time, with the approval of the State
Highway Department for State and U.S. marked highways, in their discretion
and by the minutes of their meeting, change and revise said Schedule
X without impairing or conflicting with the tenets of this Section.
[Ord. No. 5-15 §30, 7-2-1951; Ord. No. 2002-007, 3-7-2002]
A. When
any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing,
the driver of the vehicle shall operate the vehicle in a manner so
he will be able to stop, and he shall stop the vehicle not less than
fifteen (15) feet and not more than fifty (50) feet from the nearest
rail of the railroad track and shall not proceed until he can do so
if:
1. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device warns of the
approach of a railroad train; or
2. A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues
to give a signal or warning of the approach or passage of a railroad
train; or
3. An approaching railroad train is visible and is in hazardous proximity
to such crossing; or
4. Any other traffic sign, device or any other act, rule, regulation
or Statute requires a vehicle to stop at a railroad grade crossing.
B. No
person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing
gate or barrier at a railroad crossing when a train is approaching
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.