[Ch. 19 §19.907]
A. 
For the purposes of revealing its position and direction, any motor vehicle, while in operation on a street during the nighttime, which shall be deemed to be from thirty (30) minutes after sunset until thirty (30) minutes before sunrise, and at all other times when fog or other atmospheric conditions require for safety, shall carry lighted lamps and red tail lights and reflectors as required by Sections 307.040 through 307.075, RSMo., or amendments thereto, and shall not have lighted any other light or colored light not so required or authorized.
B. 
No operator shall use any other than the depressed or low beam of said headlights while upon the streets of the City, when other traffic is approaching within five hundred (500) feet, or is within three hundred (300) feet of the rear of another vehicle traveling in the same direction.
[Ch. 19 §19.909]
No person shall operate or knowingly ride in any vehicle loaded with or carrying any pole or other object which projects more than five (5) feet from the rear of such vehicle which shall not have, during the period when lights are required, a lighted red light at or near the end of such projecting object, or at all other times, have attached at or near the end thereof a red flag or cloth of not less than sixteen (16) square inches.
[Ch. 19 §19.910]
Whenever one vehicle shall tow another vehicle or trailer they shall be securely coupled and shall not be separated by more than fifteen (15) feet. During the time when lights are required, both vehicles or such trailer shall be equipped by such lights and reflectors as may be required for such vehicle and trailers in Section 307.075, RSMo., and any amendments thereto.
[Ch. 19 §19.922]
A. 
No person shall drive or operate any vehicle, farm tractor or tractor on any paved street when such vehicle has tires or wheels so constructed or in such a condition so as to injure the pavement, provided however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the use of ordinary automobile chains or studded snow tires.
B. 
Studded Tires — Prohibited When. No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any road or highway of this City between the first (1st) day of April and the first (1st) day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped with tires containing metal or carbide studs.
[Ord. No. 19.924 §§1 — 3, 11-4-1991; Ord. No. 19.1707 §1, 7-6-2010]
A. 
Definition. As used in this Section, the term "passenger car" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons or less and used for the transportation of persons; except that the term "passenger car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles, motortricycles, and trucks with a licensed gross weight of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or more.
B. 
Each driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles, or which require frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles, and front seat passenger of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in this State, and persons less than eighteen (18) years of age operating or riding in a truck, as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., on a street or highway of this State shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements. No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely to determine compliance with this Subsection. The provisions of this Section and Section 370.060 shall not be applicable to persons which have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about their body, nor shall the provisions of this Section be applicable to persons while operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities. Non-compliance with this Subsection shall not constitute probable cause for violation of any other provision of law. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the transporting of children under sixteen (16) years of age as provided in Section 370.060.
C. 
Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child less than sixteen (16) years of age shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened restraint under Section 370.060.
D. 
In any action to recover damages arising out of the ownership, common maintenance or operation of a motor vehicle, failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this Section shall not be considered evidence of comparative negligence. Failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this Section may be admitted to mitigate damages, but only under the following circumstances:
1. 
Parties seeking to introduce evidence of the failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this Section must first introduce expert evidence proving that a failure to wear a safety belt contributed to the injury claimed by plaintiff;
2. 
If the evidence supports such a finding, the trier of fact may find that the plaintiff's failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this Section contributed to the plaintiff's claimed injuries, and may reduce the amount of the plaintiff's recovery by an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the damages awarded after any reductions for comparative negligence.
E. 
Except as otherwise provided in Section 370.060, each person who violates the provisions of Subsection (B) of this Section is guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed. All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section. In no case shall points be assessed against any person, pursuant to Section 302.302, RSMo., for a violation of this Section.
F. 
If there are more persons than there are seat belts in the enclosed area of a motor vehicle, then the passengers who are unable to wear seat belts shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is designed only for a front-seated area. The passenger or passengers occupying a seat location referred to in this Subsection is not in violation of this Section. This Subsection shall not apply to passengers who are accompanying a driver of a motor vehicle who is licensed under Section 302.178, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 19.925 §§1 — 3, 12-12-1991; Ord. No. 19.1708 §1, 7-6-2010]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. 571.213, as amended, that is designed to elevate a child to properly sit in a federally approved safety belt system.
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R.571.213, as amended, and which is either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
DRIVER
A person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
B. 
Every driver transporting a child under the age of sixteen (16) years shall be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle operated by that driver on the streets or highways of this State, for providing for the protection of such child as follows:
1. 
Children less than four (4) years of age, regardless of weight, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that child;
2. 
Children weighing less than forty (40) pounds, regardless of age, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that child;
3. 
Children at least four (4) years of age but less than eight (8) years of age, who also weigh at least forty (40) pounds but less than eighty (80) pounds, and who are also less than four (4) feet, nine (9) inches tall shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat appropriate for that child;
4. 
Children at least eighty (80) pounds or children more than four (4) feet, nine (9) inches in height shall be secured by a vehicle safety belt or booster seat appropriate for that child;
5. 
A child who otherwise would be required to be secured in a booster seat may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while wearing only a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not equipped with a combination lap and shoulder belt for booster seat installation;
6. 
When transporting children in the immediate family when there are more children than there are seating positions in the enclosed area of a motor vehicle, the children who are not able to be restrained by a child safety restraint device appropriate for the child shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat area. The driver transporting children referred to in this Subsection is not in violation of this Section.
This Subsection shall only apply to the use of a child passenger restraint system or vehicle safety belt for children less than sixteen (16) years of age being transported in a motor vehicle,
C. 
Any driver who violates Subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection (B) of this Section is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs. Any driver who violates Subdivision (4) of Subsection (B) of this Section shall be subject to the penalty in Subsection (5) of Section 307.178, RSMo. If a driver receives a citation for violating Subdivisions (1),(2) or (3) of Subsection (B) of this Section, the charges shall be dismissed or withdrawn, if the driver prior to or at his or her hearing provides evidence of acquisition of a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat which is satisfactory to the court or the party responsible for prosecuting the driver's citation.
D. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any public carrier for hire. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to students four (4) years of age or older who are passengers on a school bus designed for carrying eleven (11) passengers or more and which is manufactured or equipped pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standard for School Buses as school buses are defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.