[R.O. 2013 § 380.010]
No person shall drive on the streets of the City, a motor vehicle which is in such defective mechanical condition as to be reasonably likely, because of such defective mechanical condition, to cause damage to persons or property while being so driven.
[R.O. 2013 § 380.030]
No motor vehicle shall be operated upon any street unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glass as required by Sections 304.490 through 304.550, RSMo., as amended.
[R.O. 2013 § 380.050]
No person shall operate any automobile, motorcycle, or vehicle so out of repair, or loaded in such manner, as to create unreasonably loud or unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other noise.
[R.O. 2013 § 380.080]
A. 
All motor vehicles, except motorcycles, shall be provided at all times with two (2) sets of adequate brakes kept in good working order, and motorcycles shall be provided with one (1) set of adequate brakes kept in good working order.
1. 
Adequacy Of Brakes. Every bus, truck, truck-tractor, tractor-trailer, and combination of motor vehicles, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle or combination of vehicles. Two (2) separate means of brake application shall be provided. One such braking means shall be a mechanical parking brake which shall employ a ratchet and pawl or other suitable locking and releasing mechanism. If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
2. 
Parking Brakes. Every bus, truck, truck-tractor, or tractor-trailer shall be equipped with parking brakes capable of locking the rear driving wheels and adequate under any condition of loading to hold, to the limit of traction, of such braked wheels, such vehicle or combination of vehicles to which such motor vehicle may be attached on any grade on which said vehicle or combination of vehicles is to be operated. The operating controls of such parking brakes shall be independent of the operating controls of the service brakes.
[R.O. 2013 § 380.090]
A. 
No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object suspended or mounted in any manner between the driver and the front windshield or with any sign, poster, snow, ice, or other non-transparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle, which obstructs or interferes with the driver's clear view of the street or which might divert his/her attention from the street.
B. 
The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle, and shall be maintained in good working order.
C. 
No person shall operate a four-wheeled motor vehicle on any street or thoroughfare of this City of which the top of the windshield is not at least forty-two (42) inches from the ground, unless said vehicle is equipped with a panel plainly visible to others using the streets, said panel to extend to a height of at least four (4) feet and be at least four (4) feet wide.
D. 
No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon which any manufactured vision reducing material is applied to any portion of the motor vehicle's windshield, side wings, or windows located immediately to the right and left of the driver which reduces visibility from within or without the motor vehicle; provided, however, nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit any label, sticker or informational sign required by law, ordinance or regulation which is applied as directed by same, nor to prohibit any tinting material applied to the uppermost portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
E. 
No person shall apply any manufactured vision reducing material which reduces visibility from within or without the motor vehicle to any motor vehicle's windshield, side wings, or windows located immediately to the right and left of the driver; provided, however, that tinting material may be applied to the uppermost portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
[R.O. 2013 § 380.150]
All motor vehicles, so constructed and equipped that the hand and the arm signals cannot be given or seen from the rear and which are owned by residents of the City, shall be equipped with a mechanical or electrical device which shall display a signal plainly visible from the rear and indicating an intention to turn or stop, or that the speed of the motor vehicle is being slowed.