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City of St. Charles, MO
St. Charles County
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[R.O. 2011 § 340.110; R.O. 2009 § 72.110; CC 1981 § § 18-7 — 18-8; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
A. 
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a roadway. Neither shall the driver of a vehicle knowingly pull a rider behind a vehicle.
B. 
Hanging On Vehicles Prohibited. No person shall hang onto or ride on the outside or the rear end of any motor vehicle while moving upon a roadway.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.350, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.120; R.O. 2009 § 72.111; CC 1981 § 18-180; Ord. No. 82-68, 9-8-1982]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle through any private property for the purpose of avoiding a traffic control device or street intersection.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.120]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any emergency vehicle traveling in response to an emergency call closer than five hundred (500) feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.300, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.140; R.O. 2009 § 72.113; CC 1981 § 18-191; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a Fire Department when laid down on any street or private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.305, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.150; R.O. 2009 § 72.114; CC 1981 § 18-197; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975; Ord. No. 95-132, 5-4-1995; Ord. No. 03-131, 6-4-2003]
A. 
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area or bicycle path except as a permanent or temporary driveway.
B. 
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except on a permanent or temporary driveway. A designated bicycle lane shall not be obstructed by a parked or standing motor vehicle or other stationary object. A motor vehicle may be driven in a designated bicycle lane only for the purpose of a lawful maneuver to cross the lane or to provide for safe travel. In making an otherwise lawful maneuver that requires traveling in or crossing a designated bicycle lane, the driver of a motor vehicle shall yield to any bicycle in the lane. As used in this Section, the term "designated bicycle lane" shall mean a portion of the roadway or highway that has been designated by the Governing Body having jurisdiction over such roadway or highway by striping with signing or striping with pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.330, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.160; R.O. 2009 § 72.115; CC 1981 § 18-198; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.335, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.170; R.O. 2009 § 72.116; CC 1981 § 18-199; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.340, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.180; R.O. 2009 § 72.117; CC 1981 § 18-201; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.355, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.190; R.O. 2009 § 72.118; CC 1981 § § 18-202, 20-57; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation of or to operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than five (5) minutes; provided that this Section shall not apply to a moving train or to one stopped because of an emergency or for repairs necessary before it can proceed safely.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or leave any engine, locomotive, car or train standing on any street or conduct or place the same so as to obstruct the passage along or crossing of any street for a period of time longer than five (5) minutes; except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.360, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.200; R.O. 2009 § 72.119; CC 1981 § 18-203; Ord. No. 75-35, 8-6-1975]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 300.365, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.210; R.O. 2009 § 72.120; CC 1981 § 18-214.1; Ord. No. 92-190, 8-19-1992]
Whenever the proper signs are posted indicating any street or part thereof is closed to through traffic, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof, except for the purpose of going to or from a residence within such closed area.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.220; R.O. 2009 § 72.121; Ord. No. 03-131, 6-4-2003]
A. 
An electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated upon a street, sidewalk and bicycle path. Every person operating such a device shall be granted all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian pursuant to Chapter 304, RSMo.
B. 
Persons under sixteen (16) years of age shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device, except for an operator with a mobility-related disability.
C. 
An electric personal assistive mobility device shall be operated only on roadways with a speed limit of forty-five (45) miles per hour or less. This shall not prohibit the use of such device when crossing roadways with speed limits in excess of forty-five (45) miles per hour.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.230; Ord. No. 14-191 § 1, 9-2-2014]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger operating a moving motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of St. Charles, Missouri, shall, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, send, read, or write a text message or electronic message.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone.
C. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device to send, read, or write a text message or electronic message.
D. 
The provisions of Subsection (A) through Subsection (C) of this Section shall not apply to a person operating:
1. 
An authorized emergency vehicle; or
2. 
A moving motor vehicle while using a hand-held electronic wireless communications device to:
a. 
Report illegal activity;
b. 
Summon medical or other emergency help;
c. 
Prevent injury to a person or property; or
d. 
Relay information between a transit or for-hire operator and that operator's dispatcher, in which the device is permanently affixed to the vehicle.
E. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, while operating a non-commercial motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of St. Charles.
F. 
As used in this Section, "electronic message" means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless communication devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail, a text message, an instant message, or a command or request to access an Internet site.
G. 
As used in this Section, "hand-held electronic wireless communications device" includes any hand-held cellular phone, palm pilot, BlackBerry®, or other mobile electronic device used to communicate verbally or by text or electronic messaging but shall not apply to any device that is permanently embedded into the architecture and design of the motor vehicle.
H. 
All used in this Section, "making or taking part in a telephone call" means listening to or engaging in verbal communication through a hand-held electronic wireless communication device.
I. 
As used in this Section, "send, read, or write a text message or electronic message" means using a hand-held electronic wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading, or writing a text message or electronic message does not include reading, selecting, or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic wireless communications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.
J. 
A violation of this Section shall be deemed an infraction and shall be deemed a moving violation for purposes of point assessment under Section 302.302, RSMo., as amended.
K. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1. 
The operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped;
2. 
Any of the following while in the performance of their official duties: a law enforcement officer; a member of a fire department; or the operator of a public or private ambulance;
3. 
The use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit or receive data as part of a digital system;
4. 
The use of voice-operated technology;
5. 
The use of two-way transmitters or receivers by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the amateur radio service.
[R.O. 2011 § 340.240; Ord. No. 14-191 § 2, 9-2-2014]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person over twenty-one (21) years of age operating a moving motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of St. Charles, Missouri, shall, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, send, read, or write a text message or electronic message because it poses a serious health risk.
B. 
The provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to a person operating:
1. 
An authorized emergency vehicle; or
2. 
A moving motor vehicle while using a hand-held electronic wireless communications device to:
a. 
Report illegal activity;
b. 
Summon medical or other emergency help;
c. 
Prevent injury to a person or property; or
d. 
Relay information between a transit or for-hire operator and that operator's dispatcher, in which the device is permanently affixed to the vehicle.
C. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, while operating a non-commercial motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of St. Charles.
D. 
As used in this Section, "electronic message" means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless communication devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail, a text message, an instant message, or a command or request to access an Internet site.
E. 
As used in this Section, "hand-held electronic wireless communications device" includes any hand-held cellular phone, palm pilot, BlackBerry®, or other mobile electronic device used to communicate verbally or by text or electronic messaging but shall not apply to any device that is permanently embedded into the architecture and design of the motor vehicle.
F. 
As used in this Section, "making or taking part in a telephone call" means listening to or engaging in verbal communication through a hand-held electronic wireless communication device.
G. 
As used in this Section, "send, read, or write a text message or electronic message" means using a hand-held electronic wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading, or writing a text message or electronic message does not include reading, selecting, or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic wireless communications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.
H. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1. 
The operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped;
2. 
Any of the following while in the performance of their official duties: a law enforcement officer; a member of a fire department; or the operator of a public or private ambulance;
3. 
The use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit or receive data as part of a digital system;
4. 
The use of voice-operated technology;
5. 
The use of two-way transmitters or receivers by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the amateur radio service.
I. 
A violation of this Section is an offense against public safety, and, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code of Ordinances, the fine for the infraction of violation of public safety shall be set by the Municipal Court from time to time, but under no circumstances may a person be imprisoned for such an infraction.