As used in this Chapter, the following terms
shall mean:
BICYCLE
Every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which
any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, or two (2) parallel
wheels and one (1) or two (2) forward or rear wheels, all of which
are more than fourteen (14) inches in diameter, except scooters and
similar devices.
MOTORIZED BICYCLE
Any two- or three-wheeled device having an automatic transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity of not more than fifty (50) cubic centimeters, which produces less than three (3) gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground, but excluding an electric bicycle, as defined in Section
300.010 of this Code. A motorized bicycle shall be considered a motor vehicle for purposes of any homeowners' or renters' insurance policy.
For purposes of this Article, a lamp, light,
or other piece of lighting equipment consisting of multiple light-emitting
diodes shall be deemed to be operating properly so long as not less
than seventy-five percent (75%) of the light-emitting diodes are operating
properly.
Every bicycle and motorized bicycle shall be
equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop
the bicycle or motorized bicycle within twenty-five (25) feet from
a speed of ten (10) miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
Every person riding a bicycle, electric bicycle,
or motorized bicycle upon a street or highway shall be granted all
of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable
to the driver of a vehicle as provided by Chapter 304, RSMo., and
this Title, except as to special regulations in this Chapter, and
except as to those provisions of Chapter 304, RSMo., and this Title,
which by their nature can have no application.
Every person operating a bicycle or motorized
bicycle at less than the posted speed or slower than the flow of traffic
upon a street or highway shall ride as near to the right side of the
roadway as safe, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle
or one proceeding in the same direction, except when making a left
turn, when avoiding hazardous conditions, when the lane is too narrow
to share with another vehicle, or when on a one-way street. Bicyclists
may ride abreast when not impeding other vehicles.
The operator of a bicycle shall signal as required in Section
340.190 of this Title, except that a signal by the hand and arm need not be given continuously if the hand is needed to control or operate the bicycle. An operator of a bicycle intending to turn the bicycle to the right shall signal as indicated in Section
340.190 of this Title or by extending such operator's right arm in a horizontal position so that the same may be seen in front and in rear of the vehicle.
Any person seventeen (17) years of age or older
who violates any provision of this Chapter is guilty of an ordinance
violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine
of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars
($25.00). If any person under seventeen (17) years of age violates
any provision of this Chapter in the presence of a Police Officer,
said officer may impound the bicycle or motorized bicycle involved
for a period not to exceed five (5) days upon issuance of a receipt
to the child riding it or to its owner.
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle
on any highways, streets or roads in this City unless it is equipped
in accordance with the minimum requirements for construction and equipment
of MOPEDS, Regulation VESC-17, approved July 1977, as promulgated
by the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission.