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.
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.
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as
near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall
follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway.
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.
[CC 1977 §33-344]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle
upon or across any sidewalk, driveway, filling station or other commercial
driveway or other similar surface located at the corner of any intersection
protected by a traffic light or other traffic signal or sign for the
purpose of evading the regulations governing the turning of motor
vehicles at intersections.
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.
[Ord. No. 3512, 10-5-2020]
A. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle or utility vehicle, as defined in Harrisonville Municipal Code Section
300.010, upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
1. All-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles and utility
vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for official
use;
2. All-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles and utility
vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial on-premises
purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day of operation.
B. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle, or utility vehicle, as defined in Harrisonville Municipal Code Section
300.010, within any stream or river in this City, except that these vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which a vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land which a vehicle operator owns or has permission to be upon, or for the purpose of fording such stream or river of this State at such road crossings as are customary or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace Officers of this State and its political subdivisions shall enforce the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their jurisdiction.
C. A person
operating an all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle,
or utility vehicle on a street or highway pursuant to an exception
covered in this Section shall have a valid license issued by a State
authorizing such person to operate a motor vehicle but shall not be
required to have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle,
and the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than thirty (30)
miles per hour. When operated on a street or highway, an all-terrain,
recreational off-highway, or utility vehicle shall have a bicycle
safety flag, which extends not less than seven (7) feet above the
ground, attached to the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle safety flag
shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less than thirty
(30) square inches and shall be dayglow in color.
D. No
person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
1. In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
2. While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance;
or
3. Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an individual
who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or otherwise
propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
E. No
operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
F. A violation
of this Section shall be an ordinance violation.
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.
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.
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.
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety
zone.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this
City shall drive the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner and at
a rate of speed so as not to endanger the property of another or the
life or limb of any person and shall exercise the highest degree of
care.
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more
closely than is reasonably safe and prudent, having due regard for
the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of
the roadway. Vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business
or residence district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing
other vehicles, shall be so operated, except in a funeral procession
or in a duly authorized parade, so as to allow sufficient space between
each such vehicle or combination of vehicles as to enable any other
vehicle to overtake or pass such vehicles in safety. This Section
shall in no manner affect Section 304.044, RSMo., relating to distance
between trucks traveling on the highway.
[CC 1977 §33-4]
Any person who has purposely, accidentally or by reason of an
accident dropped from his/her person or any vehicle any tacks, nails,
wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp stones, or other substances
injurious to the feet of persons or animals or to the tires or wheels
of vehicles, including motor vehicles, upon any street in the City
shall immediately make all reasonable efforts to clear the street
of the substances.