As used in this Chapter, the following
terms shall mean:
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.
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. A motorized
bicycle shall be considered a motor vehicle for purposes of any homeowners'
or renters' insurance policy.
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.
A.
Every bicycle and motorized bicycle when
in use on a street or highway during the period from one-half (1/2)
hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise shall be equipped
with the following:
1.
A front-facing lamp on the front
or carried by the rider which shall emit a white light visible at
night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted
roadway at five hundred (500) feet;
2.
A rear-facing red reflector, at least
two (2) square inches in reflective surface area, or a rear-facing
red lamp on the rear which shall be visible at night under normal
atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when
viewed by a vehicle driver under the lower beams of vehicle headlights
at six hundred (600) feet;
3.
Reflective material and/or lights
on any part of the bicyclist's pedals, crank arms, shoes or lower
leg visible from the front and the rear at night under normal atmospheric
conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when viewed by
a vehicle driver under the lawful lower beams of vehicle headlights
at two hundred (200) feet; and
4.
Reflective material and/or lights
visible on each side of the bicycle or bicyclist and visible at night
under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted
roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the lawful lower beams
of vehicle headlights at three hundred (300) feet. The provisions
of this Subsection shall not apply to motorized bicycles which comply
with National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration regulations
relating to reflectors on motorized bicycles.
Every person riding a 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.
A.
A person operating a bicycle at less than the posted speed or slower than the flow of traffic upon a street or highway may operate as described in Section 375.050 of this Chapter or may operate on the shoulder adjacent to the roadway.
B.
A bicycle operated on a roadway, or the
shoulder adjacent to a roadway, shall be operated in the same direction
as vehicles are required to be driven upon the roadway.
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.
A.
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle
on any highways, streets or roads in this City unless the person has
a valid license to operate a motor vehicle.
B.
No motorized bicycle may be operated on
any public thoroughfare located within this City which has been designated
as part of the Federal interstate highway system.
C.
Violation of this Section shall be deemed
an ordinance violation.
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.