[Ord. No. 331 §1]
The following equipment and equipment regulations for motor vehicles are hereby established for the City, and no person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of said regulations as set forth in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 331 §2]
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 set of adequate brakes, kept in good working order.
[Ord. No. 331 §3]
No person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle or combination of vehicles on any public street or highway in the City at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise or at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead, unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles displays lighted lamps and illuminating devises as required by RSMo Chapter 307.
[Ord. No. 331 §4]
Every person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam road lighting equipment, during the time when lighted lamps are required, shall used a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations: Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, or is within three hundred (300) feet to the rear of another vehicle traveling in the same direction, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the other driver, and in no case shall the high-intensity portion which is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp from which it comes at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead, and in no case higher than a level of forty-two (42) inches above the level upon which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead.
[Ord. No. 331 §5]
All motor vehicles which are so constructed or loaded that the operator cannot see the road behind such vehicle by looking back or around the side of such vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so adjusted as to reveal the road behind and be visible from the operator's seat.
[Ord. No. 331 §6]
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn, directed forward, or whistle in good working order, capable of emitting a sound adequate in quantity and volume to give warning of the approach of such vehicle to other users of the highway and to pedestrians. Such signaling device shall be used for warning purposes only and shall not be used for making any unnecessary noise, and no other sound-producing signaling device shall be used at any time.
[Ord. No. 331 §7]
Muffler cutouts shall not be used and no vehicle shall be driven in such manner or condition that excessive and unnecessary noises shall be made by its machinery, motor, signaling device or other parts, or by any improperly loaded cargo. The motors of all motor vehicles shall be fitted with properly attached mufflers of such capacity or construction as to quiet the maximum possible exhaust noise as completely as is done in modern gas engine passenger motor vehicles. Any cutout or opening in the exhaust pipe between the motor and the muffler on any motor vehicle shall be completely closed and disconnected from its operating lever, and shall be so arranged that it cannot automatically open, or be opened or operated while such vehicle is in motion.
[Ord. No. 331 §8]
When one vehicle is being towed by another, they shall be coupled by a line so that the two (2) vehicles will be separated by not more than fifteen (15) feet and there shall be displayed on the towline a white cloth or paper so that the same will be clearly visible to other users of the highway. During the time lights are required by this Chapter, the required lights shall be displayed by both vehicles.
[Ord. No. 331 §9; Ord. No. 04-2020, 1-6-2020]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than the amount listed in the Herculaneum Municipal Division Violations Bureau Fine Schedule.