[R.O. 2007 § 340.010; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 3820 § 16, 4-24-2003]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.020; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a Fire Department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
A person licensed as a funeral director pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 333, RSMo.
FUNERAL LEAD VEHICLE OR LEAD VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle equipped with at least one (1) lighted circulating lamp exhibiting an amber or purple light or lens or alternating flashing headlamps visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the front of the vehicle. A hearse or coach properly equipped may be a lead vehicle.
ORGANIZED FUNERAL PROCESSION
Two (2) or more vehicles accompanying the remains of a deceased person from a funeral establishment, church, synagogue or other place where a funeral service has taken place to a cemetery, crematory or other place of final disposition or a funeral establishment, church, synagogue or other place where additional funeral services will be performed if directed by a licensed funeral director from a licensed establishment.
B. 
Driving Rules.
1. 
Except as otherwise provided for in this Section, pedestrians and operators of all other vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which is a part of an organized funeral procession.
2. 
Notwithstanding any traffic control device or right-of-way provision prescribed by State or local law, when the funeral lead vehicle in an organized funeral procession lawfully enters an intersection, all vehicles in the procession shall follow the lead vehicle through the intersection. The operator of each vehicle in the procession shall exercise the highest degree of care toward any other vehicle or pedestrian on the roadway.
3. 
An organized funeral procession shall have the right-of-way at all intersections regardless of any traffic control device at such intersections, except that operators of vehicles in an organized funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way to any approaching emergency vehicle pursuant to the provisions of law or when directed to do so by a Law Enforcement Officer.
4. 
All vehicles in an organized funeral procession shall follow the preceding vehicle in the procession as closely as is practical and safe under the conditions.
5. 
No person shall operate any vehicle as part of an organized funeral procession without the flashing emergency lights of such vehicle being lighted.
6. 
Any person who is not an operator of a vehicle in an organized funeral procession shall not:
a. 
Drive between the vehicles comprising an organized funeral procession while such vehicles are in motion and have the flashing emergency lights lighted pursuant to Subsection (B)(5) above, except when required to do so by a Law Enforcement Officer or when such person is operating an emergency vehicle giving an audible or visual signal;
b. 
Join a funeral procession for the purpose of securing the right-of-way; or
c. 
Attempt to pass any vehicle in an organized funeral procession, except where a passing lane has been specifically provided.
7. 
When an organized funeral procession is proceeding through a red signal light as permitted herein, a vehicle not in the organized funeral procession shall not enter the intersection unless such vehicle may do so without crossing the path of the funeral procession.
8. 
No ordinance, regulation or any other provision of law shall prohibit the use of a motorcycle utilizing flashing amber lights to escort an organized funeral procession on the highway.
C. 
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
[R.O. 2007 § 340.060; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.070; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.080; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
A. 
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
B. 
The operator of a motorized bicycle shall ride only astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and shall not permit more than one (1) person to ride thereon at the same time, unless the motorized bicycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person. Any motorized bicycle designed to carry more than one (1) person must be equipped with a passenger seat and footrests for the use of a passenger.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.090; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
A. 
No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district.
B. 
Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
C. 
No person shall ride a motorized bicycle upon a sidewalk.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.100; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 3820 § 17, 4-24-2003; Ord. No. 5680 § 3, 11-17-2011]
A. 
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
1. 
All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for official use; or
2. 
All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial on-premise purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day of operation.
B. 
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle within any stream or river in this City, except that off-road vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which an off-road vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land which an off-road 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.
C. 
A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid license 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 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 on private property without the consent of the owner of or lessor thereof. Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle upon lands of another shall stop and identify himself upon the request of the landowner or his duly authorized representatives and, if requested to do so by the landowner, shall promptly remove the all-terrain vehicle from the premises.
E. 
No person under the age of sixteen (16) shall operate an all-terrain vehicle in this State unless such person is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian or is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of an adult who is authorized by the operator's parent or guardian to supervise the operator. This Subsection shall not apply on private property owned by the parent or guardian of such person operating the all-terrain vehicle.
F. 
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
1. 
In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
2. 
In a manner so as to create a loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs, annoys, or interferes with the peace and quiet of other persons;
3. 
While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance; or
4. 
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.
G. 
No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except for agricultural purposes.
H. 
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle within the City unless the all-terrain vehicle has been registered with the Department of Revenue pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 301, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5680 § 4, 11-17-2011]
A. 
Every all-terrain vehicle, except those used in competitive events, shall have the following equipment:
1. 
A lighted headlamp and taillamp which shall be in operation at any time in which an all-terrain vehicle is being used on any street or highway in this City pursuant to Section 340.080;
2. 
An equilateral triangular emblem to be mounted on the rear of such vehicle at least two (2) feet above the roadway when such vehicle is operated upon any street or highway pursuant to Section 340.080. The emblem shall be constructed of substantial material with a fluorescent yellow-orange finish and a reflective, red border at least one (1) inch in width. Each side of the emblem shall measure at least ten (10) inches;
3. 
A braking system maintained in good operating condition; and
4. 
An adequate muffler system in good working condition, and a United States Forest Service qualified spark arrester.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.110; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 3820 § 18, 4-24-2003]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.120; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.130; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
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.
A. 
No person shall operate a utility vehicle, as defined in Section 300.010 of this Title, upon the highways of this City or State, except as follows:
1. 
Utility vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for official use;
2. 
Utility vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day of operation, unless equipped with proper lighting;
3. 
Utility vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short distances occasionally only on the State's secondary roads when operated between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
4. 
The City may issue special permits for utility vehicles to be used on highways within the City limits by licensed drivers. Fees of fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be collected and retained by the City for such permits.
B. 
No person shall operate a utility vehicle within any stream or river in this City or State, except that utility vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which a utility vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land which a utility vehicle operator owns or has permission to be upon, or for the purpose of fording such stream or river of this City or State at such road crossings as are customary or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials shall enforce the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their jurisdiction.
C. 
A person operating a utility vehicle on a highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, except that a handicapped person operating such vehicle under Subparagraph (3) of Subsection (A) of this Section 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 forty-five (45) miles per hour.
D. 
No persons shall operate a utility vehicle:
1. 
In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another; or
2. 
While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.
E. 
No operator of a utility vehicle shall carry a passenger, except for agricultural purposes. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any utility vehicle in which the seat of such vehicle is designed to carry more than one (1) person.
F. 
A violation of this Section shall be an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.140; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.150; CC 1979 § 16-10; Ord. No. 84 Art. I § 11, 1-3-1972]
No person shall hang on to or ride on the outside or the rear end of any motor vehicle while such vehicle is moving upon a roadway.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.160; CC 1979 § 16-46; Ord. No. 84 Art. II § 15, 1-3-1972]
Every person operating a vehicle on the highways, streets or alleys of the City shall operate such vehicle with the highest degree of care to the conditions and the actual and reasonable hazards existing at the time and place and shall operate such vehicle in a reasonable, careful and prudent manner and at such speed as not to endanger any person, property, life or limb.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.170]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.171; Ord. No. 3527 § 1, 9-13-2001]
Every person driving a vehicle into or on a parking lot shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner and shall exercise ordinary care for the rights and safety of others and shall drive at a rate of speed not in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour, or at such lesser speed as may be required so as not to endanger the property or safety of others, and shall observe all traffic lanes in such parking lot, and shall adhere to all laws applicable to the operation of motor vehicles on public streets with respect to signaling, lights, backing, turning and sounding of horns. For purposes of this Section, the term "parking lot" shall mean any building or parcel of land regularly used in whole or in part for the storing or parking of more than five (5) vehicles and which is open to the general public, including but not limited to "drive-in" facilities, commercial "free" courtesy lots and lots for which a fee may be charged. The term "parking lot" shall not include lots owned by a person, firm or corporation operated for the exclusive use of such person, firm or corporation or employees thereof.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.180]
A. 
The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway; provided, however, there is no form of traffic control at such intersection.
B. 
When two (2) vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the driver of the vehicle on the right. This Subsection shall not apply to vehicles approaching each other from opposite directions when the driver of one (1) of such vehicles is attempting to or is making a left turn.
C. 
The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
D. 
The driver of a vehicle intending to make a left turn into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction when the making of such left turn would create a traffic hazard.
E. 
Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in Section 304.351, RSMo.:
1. 
Except when directed to proceed by a Police Officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic in the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on the highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
2. 
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable to the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such traffic is moving across or within the intersection.
F. 
The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from an alley, building or any private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be entered.
G. 
The City may, on any section of road where construction or major maintenance operations are being effected, fix a speed limit in such areas by posting of appropriate signs, and the operation of a motor vehicle in excess of such speed limit in the area so posted shall be deemed prima facie evidence of careless and imprudent driving and a violation of Section 340.160.
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State Law Reference: This Section has additional penalties based on certain circumstances, § 304.351, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.190]
A. 
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations and exceptions hereinafter stated:
1. 
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle; and
2. 
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of such driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
B. 
The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
1. 
When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
2. 
Upon a City street with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two (2) or more lines of vehicles in each direction; or
3. 
Upon a one-way street.
The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under the foregoing conditions when such movement may be made in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway. The provisions of this Subsection shall not relieve the driver of a slow-moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway.
C. 
Except when a roadway has been divided into three (3) traffic lanes, no vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the centerline of a highway or public road in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.
D. 
No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
1. 
When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve of the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction.
2. 
When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100) feet of any bridge, viaduct, tunnel or when approaching within one hundred (100) feet of or at any intersection or railroad grade crossing.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.200; CC 1979 § 16-55; Ord. No. 84 Art. II § 7, 1-3-1972]
No vehicle shall be driven onto a highway from the side of a highway into a line of moving vehicles, unless the highway is sufficiently free from approaching vehicles to permit such vehicle to enter the line of moving vehicles without danger of collision, and such vehicle shall then proceed carefully, yielding the right-of-way in case of doubt to vehicles which are already in motion on the highway.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.210; CC 1979 § 16-56]
The operator of a motor vehicle shall not accelerate his/her motor vehicle from any stop, stop sign or electric traffic signal or driveway at a high and excessive rate of speed so as to endanger pedestrian and other traffic present, taking into consideration the traffic, its character, its volume, surface of the street or roadway, the width of the street or alley and the hazard or danger at the intersection and any other conditions then existing, including the operator's ability to brake his/her vehicle safely in the event of an emergency.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.220]
A. 
No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of or turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein.
1. 
An operator or driver when stopping, or when checking the speed of the operator's vehicle, if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend such operator's arm at an angle below horizontal so that the same may be seen in the rear of the vehicle.
2. 
An operator or driver intending to turn the vehicle to the right shall extend such operator's arm at an angle above horizontal so that the same may be seen in front of and in the rear of the vehicle, and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway as near as practicable to the right side of the highway along which such operator is proceeding before turning.
3. 
An operator or driver intending to turn the vehicle to the left shall extend such operator's arm in a horizontal position so that the same may be seen in the rear of the vehicle, and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway so that the left side of the vehicle shall be as near as practicable to the centerline of the highway along which the operator is proceeding before turning.
4. 
The signals herein required shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by a signal light or signal device in good mechanical condition of a type approved by the State Highway Patrol; however, when a vehicle is so constructed or loaded that a hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of such vehicle then such signals shall be given by such light or device. A vehicle shall be considered as so constructed or loaded that a hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load exceeds twenty-four (24) inches, or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereon exceeds fourteen (14) feet, which limit of fourteen (14) feet shall apply to single vehicles or combinations of vehicles. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any trailer which does not interfere with a clear view of the hand signals of the operator or of the signalling device upon the vehicle pulling such trailer; provided further that the provisions of this Section as far as mechanical devices on vehicles so constructed that a hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of such vehicle as above provided shall only be applicable to new vehicles registered within this State after the first day of January, 1954.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.230; CC 1979 § 16-65; Ord. No. 84 Art. II § 28, 1-3-1972]
A. 
Any driver of a vehicle upon any street, alley or highway within the City, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children or other passengers, when the driver of such school bus has, in the manner prescribed by law, given a signal to stop, shall stop such vehicle before reaching such school bus and shall not proceed until such school bus resumes motion or until signalled by its driver to proceed.
B. 
Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereon a plainly visible sign containing the words "School Bus" in letters not less than eight (8) inches in height. Each bus shall have lettered on the rear in plain and distinct type the following: "State Law: Stop While Bus is Loading and Unloading". Each school bus subject to the provisions of Sections 304.050 to 304.070, RSMo., shall be equipped with a mechanical and electrical signaling device approved by the State Board of Education, which will display a signal plainly visible from the front and rear and indicating intention to stop.
C. 
Every school bus operated to transport students in the public school system which has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, which has the engine mounted entirely in front of the windshield and the entrance door behind the front wheels, and which is used for the transportation of school children shall be equipped with a crossing control arm. The crossing control arm, when activated, shall extend a minimum of five (5) feet six (6) inches from the face of the front bumper. The crossing control arm shall be attached on the right side of the front bumper and shall be activated by the same controls which activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices described in Subsection (B) of this Section. This Subsection may be cited as "Jessica's Law" in commemoration of Jessica Leicht and all other Missouri schoolchildren who have been injured or killed during the operation of a school bus.
D. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the driver of a school bus in the process of loading or unloading students upon a street or highway shall activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices, in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education, to communicate to drivers of other vehicles that students are loading or unloading. A public school district has the authority pursuant to Section 304.050, RSMo., to adopt a policy which provides that the driver of a school bus in the process of loading or unloading students upon a divided highway of four (4) or more lanes may pull off of the main roadway and load or unload students without activating the mechanical and electrical signaling devices in a manner which gives the signal for other drivers to stop and may use the amber signaling devices to alert motorists that the school bus is slowing to a stop; provided that the passengers are not required to cross any traffic lanes and also provided that the emergency flashing signal lights are activated in a manner which indicates that drivers should proceed with caution, and in such case, the driver of a vehicle may proceed past the school bus with due caution. No driver of a school bus shall take on or discharge passengers at any location upon a highway consisting of four (4) or more lanes of traffic, whether or not divided by a median or barrier, in such manner as to require the passengers to cross more than two (2) lanes of traffic; nor shall any passengers be taken on or discharged while the vehicle is upon the road or highway proper unless the vehicle so stopped is plainly visible for at least five hundred (500) feet in each direction to drivers of other vehicles in the case of a highway with no shoulder and a speed limit greater than sixty (60) miles per hour and at least three hundred (300) feet in each direction to drivers of other vehicles upon other highways, and on all highways, only for such time as is actually necessary to take on and discharge passengers.
E. 
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or overtaking a school bus which is on a different roadway, which is proceeding in the opposite direction on a highway containing four (4) or more lanes of traffic, or which is stopped in a loading zone constituting a part of, or adjacent to, a limited or controlled access highway at a point where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.250; CC 1979 § 16-36]
Where signs shall be erected limiting travel on certain streets or portions thereof to vehicles or combinations of vehicles not exceeding certain specified gross weights, it shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding such specified maximum gross weights in the affected locations.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.260; CC 1979 § 16-66; Ord. No. 832 §§ 1 — 7, 9, 9-29-1983; Ord. No. 3261 § 1, 6-22-2000]
A. 
No vehicle operated upon the highways of this State shall have a width, including load, in excess of one hundred two (102) inches, except clearance lights, rearview mirrors or other accessories required by Federal, State or City law or regulation. Provided however, a recreational vehicle as defined in Section 700.010, RSMo., may exceed the foregoing width limits if the appurtenances on such recreational vehicle extend no further than the rearview mirrors. Such mirrors may only extend the distance necessary to provide the required field of view before the appurtenances were attached.
B. 
No vehicle operated upon the interstate highway system or upon any route designated by the State Highways and Transportation Commission shall have a height, including load, in excess of fourteen (14) feet. On all other highways, no vehicle shall have a height, including load, in excess of thirteen and one-half (13 1/2) feet, except that any vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting automobiles or other motor vehicles may have a height, including load, of not more than fourteen (14) feet.
C. 
No single motor vehicle operated upon the highways of this State shall have a length, including load, in excess of forty-five (45) feet, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
D. 
No bus, recreational motor vehicle or trackless trolley coach operated upon the highways of this State shall have a length in excess of forty-five (45) feet, except that such vehicles may exceed the forty-five (45) feet length when such excess length is caused by the projection of a front safety bumper or a rear safety bumper or both. Such safety bumper shall not cause the length of the bus or recreational motor vehicle to exceed the forty-five (45) feet length limit by more than one (1) foot in the front and one (1) foot in the rear. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, an articulated bus, comprised of two (2) or more sections connected by a flexible joint or other mechanism, may be up to sixty (60) feet in length, not including safety bumpers which may extend one (1) foot in front and one (1) foot in the rear, and not including bicycle storage racks which may extend over the safety bumper by up to five (5) feet when in the down position transporting a bicycle. The term "safety bumper" means any device which may be fitted on an existing bumper or which replaces the bumper and is so constructed, treated, or manufactured that it absorbs energy upon impact.
E. 
No combination of truck-tractor and semitrailer or truck-tractor equipped with dromedary and semitrailer operated upon the highways of this State shall have a length, including load, in excess of sixty (60) feet; except that in order to comply with the provisions of P.L. 97-424 codified in Title 23 of the United States Code, 23 U.S.C. § 101, et al., as amended, no combination of truck-tractor and semitrailer or truck-tractor equipped with dromedary and semitrailer operated upon the interstate highway system of this State shall have an overall length, including load, in excess of the length of the truck-tractor plus the semitrailer or truck-tractor equipped with dromedary and semitrailer. The length of such semitrailer shall not exceed fifty-three (53) feet.
F. 
In order to comply with the provisions of P.L. 97-424 codified in Title 23 of the United States Code, 23 U.S.C.§ 101, et al., as amended, no combination of truck-tractor, semitrailer and trailer operated upon the interstate highway system of this State shall have an overall length, including load, in excess of the length of the truck-tractor plus the semitrailer and trailer, neither of which semitrailer or trailer shall exceed twenty-eight (28) feet in length, except that any existing semitrailer or trailer up to twenty-eight and one-half (28 1/2) feet in length actually and lawfully operated on December 1, 1982, within a sixty-five (65) foot overall length limit in any State, may continue to be operated upon the interstate highways of this State. On those primary highways not designated by the State Highways and Transportation Commission as provided in Subsection (11) of Section 304.170, RSMo., no combination of truck-tractor, semitrailer and trailer shall have an overall length, including load, in excess of sixty-five (65) feet; provided however, the State Highways and Transportation Commission may designate additional routes for such sixty-five (65) foot combinations.
G. 
Alternate routes which are to be utilized by vehicles restricted from using streets within the City as herein identified shall be the south and north service roads of Interstate Highway 70; Jungermann Road from its intersection with the said Veterans Memorial Parkway to its intersection with Mexico Road; and Mexico Road from its intersection with Jungermann Road eastwardly to its intersection with the said Veterans Memorial Parkway.
H. 
The public shall be apprised of the restrictions imposed by this Section by appropriate signs and when so posted it shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of the limitations herein defined on, over or across streets within the City as herein defined. The owner, lessee and operator of such vehicle shall be held liable in any court of competent jurisdiction for destructive damages to the public roadways and streets of the City of St. Peters arising out of a violation of this Section.
I. 
The City Administrator is hereby authorized to have temporarily posted reduced weight limits on the streets herein excepted whenever adverse weather conditions, freezing and thawing or other causes relating to the public welfare and economic preservation of the street use is found to be necessary; provided however, such temporary posting and weight limit shall not exceed ninety (90) consecutive days.
J. 
In the event any person finds it necessary to transport a load on any street within the City, other than the alternate routes provided for in Subsection (C) herein, which load is in excess of the limitations herein defined, that person shall first obtain a permit from the City Engineer or his/her designated representative. Such permit will outline weight, length, height and width restrictions, date and hours of movement of the load, the route to be taken and any safety precautions to be taken for the protection of the public.
K. 
Prior to the issuance of such permit authorized by Subsection (F) of this Section, the applicant shall post with the City of St. Peters a cash bond, surety bond or other suitable security in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to secure the City against any costs incurred by the City for the repair of any damage to public property during such move. The surety bond shall be returned to the applicant as soon as practical after the expiration of the permit, less any amount to cover the actual cost of repairs to damaged public property caused by the applicant during such move.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.265; Ord. No. 496 § 1, 3-22-1979; Ord. No. 914 §§ 1 — 2, 8-9-1984; Ord. No. 1146 § 1, 7-24-1986]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to operate on, over or across certain designated streets within the City, any licensed motor vehicle or truck designed to carry freight or merchandise other than a bus designed to carry passengers and licensed by the State at a gross vehicular weight rating in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or in any case exceeding twenty (20) feet in length.
B. 
In accordance with Subsection (A) above, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate on, over or across the following streets within the City, such vehicle, except when such vehicle is making a delivery thereon: Barkwood Trails Drive between Willott and Horstmeier Roads, Novella Drive, Fernridge Drive and Park Street, between Church Street and Main Street.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.270; Ord. No. 1011 §§ 1 — 3, 6-17-1985; Ord. No. 1624 §§ 1 — 2, 4-26-1990]
A. 
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate his/her motor vehicle on any sidewalk except those sidewalks used as a permanent or temporary driveway to the street.
B. 
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate a motor vehicle on any portion of a yard of another without his/her consent. For the purpose of this Subsection, a yard is defined as a portion of real property which is not paved with asphalt, concrete, gravel or any other similar material. Dirt and grass shall not be considered as paved.
C. 
No person shall operate a motor vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, motorized bicycle or motorcycle on any portion of a municipal pedestrian/bike path; provided that this Subsection shall not be applicable to motorized wheelchairs or similar devices operated by a disabled person, emergency vehicles or authorized City Government vehicles.
D. 
Any person found guilty of violating a provision of Subsection (B) of this Section shall be fined the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[R.O. 2007 § 340.280; Ord. No. 2784 §§ 1 — 3, 12-11-1997]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle through or upon any private property for the purpose of avoiding a stop sign, traffic control device or street intersection.
B. 
For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
STREET
The entire width between the lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the uses of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, and the entire width between the lines of de facto public streets.
STREET INTERSECTION
1. 
The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) streets which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different streets joining at any other angle may come in conflict; or
2. 
Where a street includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided street by an intersecting street shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting street also includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of two (2) roadways of such streets shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE
All signs, signals, markings and devices placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.290; Ord. No. 1736 § 1, 3-28-1991; Ord. No. 2835 § 1, 4-23-1998]
A. 
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
CONGESTED TRAFFIC
Traffic on any private street or driving aisle within a parking lot serving commercial establishments, or a public parking lot, where a motor vehicle cannot readily move forward because traffic speed is slowed to less than ten (10) miles per hour and the delay in movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles.
CRUISING
The repetitive driving of any motor vehicle past a certain point in traffic which is congested.
B. 
No person shall engage in cruising, as herein defined, on any private street or any driving aisle of a parking lot serving a commercial development, or a public parking lot which has been posted as a "no cruising" zone.
C. 
A Police Officer may issue a written warning to any person engaged in cruising.
D. 
Any person who, after having received a written warning as aforesaid, is observed to be cruising within four (4) hours after having received such written warning shall be deemed in violation of this Section.
E. 
Signs Prerequisite To Enforcement Of Certain Provisions. Before Subsections (B), (C) and (D) of this Section may be enforced by the City, clearly visible signs shall be posted on the street or driving aisle in conspicuous locations, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person entering upon the premises, bearing the following statement: "Cruising prohibited" and further reciting Ord. No. 1736, as amended.
F. 
Penalty. Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be, for a first conviction, subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00). For a second conviction within six (6) months, the fine shall be not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and for a third or further conviction within one (1) year, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) fine.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.300; Ord. No. 2789 §§ 1 — 4, 12-11-1997]
A. 
A valid insurance identification card, as defined by Section 303.024, RSMo., as amended, shall be carried in the insured motor vehicle at all times. The operator of an insured motor vehicle shall exhibit the insurance identification card on the demand of any Peace Officer, commercial vehicle enforcement officer or commercial vehicle inspector who lawfully stops such operator or investigates an accident while that officer is engaged in the performance of the officer's duties. If the operator fails to exhibit an insurance identification card, the officer shall notify the Director of Revenue, in the manner determined by the Director, and the officer may issue a summons to the operator pursuant to this Section. A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle liability insurance binder, or receipt which contains the policy information required in Subsection (2) of Section 303.024, RSMo., as amended, shall be satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
B. 
Any person failing to exhibit an insurance identification card or other satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of such card upon the demand of any Peace Officer, commercial vehicle enforcement officer or commercial vehicle inspector pursuant to this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable as hereinafter set forth. However, no person shall be found guilty of violating this Section if the operator demonstrates to the court that he/she met the financial responsibility requirements of Section 303.025, RSMo., as amended, at the time the Peace Officer wrote the summons.
C. 
Applicability. It shall be unlawful within the City limits of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to commit the offense of operating a motor vehicle without an insurance identification card being carried in the motor vehicle at all times.
D. 
Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by imprisonment, including both prison and conditional release terms, of a term not to exceed fifteen (15) days and/or a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00).
[R.O. 2007 § 340.310; CC 1979 § 16-82; Ord. No. 84 Art. III § 9, 1-3-1972]
No motor vehicle shall be left standing on any highway with the machinery in motion.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 340.310, Stalled or Abandoned Vehicles on Snow or Ice Covered Streets, as adopted and amended R.O. 2007, § 340.320; CC 1979 § 16-83; and Ord. No. 226 § 2, 12-1-1975, was repealed 4-24-2014 by § 1 of Ord. No. 6119.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.330; Ord. No. 3955 § 3, 12-18-2003]
A. 
For the purpose of this Section, "hazardous materials" shall be as defined pursuant to Part 397, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted and amended.
B. 
No person shall transport hazardous materials in or through any highway tunnel in this State. For purposes of this Section, a "tunnel" shall be defined as a horizontal subterranean passageway through or under an obstruction of a length of one hundred (100) yards or more.
C. 
No person shall park a vehicle containing hazardous materials within three hundred (300) feet of any highway tunnel in this State except as provided pursuant to Part 397, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted and as such regulations have been and may periodically be amended.
D. 
Any person who is found or pleads guilty to a violation of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation. Any person who is found or pleads guilty to a second or subsequent violation of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation. Violations of this Section shall be enforced pursuant to Section 390.201, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 § 340.340; Ord. No. 4370 § 2, 10-27-2005]
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any carrier operating a cargo tank motor vehicle used for the transportation of flammable gases or flammable liquids, whether loaded or empty, to travel over or upon any portion of Spencer Road between Willott Road and Boone Hills Drive, except for the sole purpose of making deliveries of home heating fuel to residential dwellings.
[Ord. No. 5680 § 5, 11-17-2011]
A. 
Purpose And Intent. It is the purpose and intent of this Section to provide for the regulation of golf carts upon City highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks and roadways that are not otherwise licensed and approved by the State of Missouri for operation upon State highways in order to protect the safety of all those who enter upon and use such rights-of-way.
B. 
Operations.
1. 
No golf cart may be operated upon any private property without permission of the owner, the person entitled to immediate possession of the property, or their authorized agent.
2. 
No golf cart may be operated upon any highway, street or sidewalk in the City, except that the operator of a golf cart may cross a street at such locations designated and properly marked by the City Traffic Engineer.
[Ord. No. 5680 § 6, 11-17-2011]
A. 
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a low-speed vehicle may be operated upon a highway in the City if it meets the requirements of this Section. Every person operating a low-speed vehicle shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle except as to the special regulations in this Section and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
B. 
The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall observe all traffic laws and local ordinances regarding the rules of the road. A low-speed vehicle shall not be operated on a street or a highway with a posted speed limit greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour. The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
C. 
A low-speed vehicle shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 307.350 to 307.402, RSMo., for purposes of titling and registration. Low-speed vehicles shall comply with the standards in 49 CFR 571.500, as amended.
D. 
Every operator of a low-speed vehicle shall maintain financial responsibility on such low-speed vehicle, as required by Chapter 303, RSMo., and Section 340.290 of the City Code, if the low-speed vehicle is to be operated upon the highways of this City.
E. 
Each person operating a low-speed vehicle on a highway in this City shall possess a valid driver's license.
F. 
It shall be unlawful to operate a low-speed vehicle if a person's driver's license is suspended or revoked pursuant to Chapter 302, RSMo.
G. 
All low-speed vehicles shall be manufactured in compliance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 CFR 571.500, as amended.