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 (1)
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 bicycle.
[Ord. No. 17-02, 3-7-2017]
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 as set forth
in the Comprehensive Schedule of Fees and Charges.[1] 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 385.090; CC 1978 § 76.930]
No parent shall knowingly permit a child in his/her actual or
legal custody to operate a bicycle in violation of any provision of
this Chapter.
