A.
"When lighted lamps are required" means at any time from
a half (½) hour after sunset to a half (½) hour before
sunrise and 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.
B.
No
person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle or
combination of vehicles on any street or highway during the times
when lighted lamps are required unless such vehicle or combination
of vehicles displays lighted lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter
in this Article required. No person shall use on any vehicle any approved
electric lamp or similar device unless the light source of such lamp
or device complies with the conditions of approval as to focus and
rated candlepower.
Except as in this Article provided, every motor vehicle other
than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motorcycle shall be equipped
with at least two (2) approved headlamps mounted at the same level
with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the vehicle. Every
motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than
two (2) approved headlamps. Every motorcycle equipped with a sidecar
or other attachment shall be equipped with a lamp on the outside limit
of such attachment capable of displaying a white light to the front.
A.
Except
as hereinafter provided, the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp
or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles
other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be so arranged
that the driver may select at will between distributions of light
projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition,
be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject
to the following limitations:
1.
There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam,
so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at
a distance of at least three hundred fifty (350) feet ahead for all
conditions of loading.
2.
There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam,
so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles
at a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet ahead; and on a straight
level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity
portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching
driver.
Every person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam
road lighting equipment, during the times when lighted lamps are required,
shall use 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 the 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. 1814 §15, 4-8-2015 § 15]
A.
Every motor vehicle and every motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped
with at least two (2) rear lamps, not less than fifteen (15) inches
or more than seventy-two (72) inches above the ground upon which the
vehicle stands, which when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. Either
such rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed
as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration marker and
render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the
rear. When the rear registration marker is illuminated by an electric
lamp other than the required rear lamps, all such lamps shall be turned
on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
B.
Every motorcycle registered in this State, when operated on a highway,
shall also carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp or separately,
at least one (1) approved red reflector, which shall be of such size
and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible during the
times when lighted lamps are required from all distances within three
hundred (300) feet to fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly
in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps.
A motorcycle may be equipped with a means of varying the brightness
of the vehicle's brake light for a duration of not more than
five (5) seconds upon application of the vehicle's brakes.
C.
Every new passenger car, new commercial motor vehicle, motor-drawn
vehicle and omnibus with a capacity of more than six (6) passengers
registered in this State after January 1, 1966, when operated on a
highway shall also carry at the rear at least two (2) approved red
reflectors, at least one (1) at each side, so designed, mounted on
the vehicle and maintained as to be visible during the times when
lighted lamps are required from all distances within five hundred
(500) to fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly in front
of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps. Every such
reflector shall meet the requirements of this Article and shall be
mounted upon the vehicle at a height not to exceed sixty (60) inches
nor less than fifteen (15) inches above the surface upon which the
vehicle stands.
D.
Any person who knowingly operates a motor vehicle without the lamps
required in this Section in operable condition is guilty of an infraction.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed three (3)
auxiliary lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve
(12) inches nor more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface
upon which the vehicle stands.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2)
side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit a white or yellow light
without glare. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than
one (1) running board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall
emit a white or yellow light without glare. Any motor vehicle may
be equipped with a backup lamp either separately or in combination
with another lamp; except that no such backup lamp shall be continuously
lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one (1)
spotlamp but every lighted spotlamp shall be so aimed and used so
as not to be dazzling or glaring to any person.
Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially
white in color; auxiliary lamps, cowllamps and spotlamps, when lighted,
shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color.
No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school
bus when used for school purposes or an emergency vehicle, upon any
street or highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red
light visible from directly in front thereof.
Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than headlamps, spotlamps, front direction signals or auxiliary lamps which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred (300) candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five (75) feet from the vehicle. Alternately flashing warning signals may be used on school buses when used for school purposes and on motor vehicles when used to transport United States mail from post offices to boxes of addressees thereof and on emergency vehicles as defined in Section 300.010 of this Title, and on buses owned or operated by churches, mosques, synagogues, temples or other houses of worship, but are prohibited on other motor vehicles, motorcycles and motor-drawn vehicles except as a means for indicating a right or left turn.
At the times when lighted lamps are required, at least two (2)
lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side of the front
of every motor vehicle except a motorcycle and except a motor-drawn
vehicle except when such vehicle is parked subject to the provisions
governing lights on parked vehicles. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped
with headlamps as in this Article required is also equipped with any
auxiliary lamps or a spotlamp or any other lamp on the front thereof
projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred (300)
candlepower, not more than a total of four (4) of any such lamps on
the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon
a highway.
All vehicles, including agricultural machinery or implements,
road machinery, road rollers, traction engines and farm tractors not
in this Article specifically required to be equipped with lamps, shall
be equipped during the times when lighted lamps are required with
at least one (1) lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of
such vehicle and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear, and such lamps
and lanterns shall exhibit lights to the sides of such vehicle.
Any person who shall place or drive or cause to be placed or
driven upon or along any State highway of this City any animal-driven
vehicle whatsoever, whether in motion or at rest, shall after sunset
to one-half (½) hour before sunrise have attached to every
such vehicle at the rear thereof a red taillight or a red reflecting
device of not less than three (3) inches in diameter of effective
area or its equivalent in area. When such device shall consist of
reflecting buttons, there shall be no less than seven (7) of such
buttons covering an area equal to a circle with a three (3) inch diameter.
The total subtended effective angle of reflection of every such device
shall be no less than sixty degrees (60°) and the spread and efficiency
of the reflected light shall be sufficient for the reflected light
to be visible to the driver of any motor vehicle approaching such
animal-drawn vehicle from the rear of a distance of not less than
five hundred (500) feet. In addition, any person who operates any
such animal-driven vehicle during the hours between sunset and one-half
(½) hour before sunrise shall have at least one (1) light flashing
at all times the vehicle is on any highway of this City. Such light
or lights shall be amber in the front and red in the back and shall
be placed on the left side of the vehicle at a height of no more than
six (6) feet from the ground and shall be visible from the front and
the back of the vehicle at a distance of at least five hundred (500)
feet. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be
guilty of an ordinance violation.
A.
Signaling Devices. 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.
B.
Muffler Cutouts. 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.
C.
Brakes. 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 (1)
set of adequate brakes kept in good working order.
D.
Mirrors. 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.
E.
Projections On Vehicles. All vehicles carrying poles or
other objects, which project more than five (5) feet from the rear
of such vehicle, shall, during the period when lights are required
by this Chapter, carry a red light at or near the rear end of the
pole or other object so projecting. At other times a red flag or cloth,
not less than sixteen (16) inches square, shall be displayed at the
end of such projection.
F.
Towlines. When one vehicle is towing another, the connecting
device shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet. During the time that lights
are required by Sections 307.020 to 307.120, RSMo., the required lights
shall be displayed by both vehicles. Every towed vehicle shall be
coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable or
equivalent device in addition to the primary coupling device, except
that such secondary coupling device shall not be necessary if the
connecting device is connected to the towing vehicle by a center-locking
ball located over or nearly over the rear axle and not supported by
the rear bumper of the towing vehicle. Such secondary safety connecting
devices shall be of sufficient strength to control the towed vehicle
in the event of failure of the primary coupling device. The provisions
of this Subsection shall not apply to wreckers towing vehicles or
to vehicles secured to the towing vehicle by a fifth-wheel type connection.
The provisions of this Subsection shall also not apply to farm implements
or to any vehicle which is not required to be registered.
G.
Commercial Motor Vehicles And Trailers. When being operated
on any highway, street or road of this City, commercial motor vehicles
and trailers shall be equipped with adequate and proper brakes, lighting
equipment, signaling devices, steering mechanisms, horns, mirrors,
windshield wipers, tires, wheels, exhaust system, glazing, air pollution
control devices, fuel tank and any other safety equipment required
by the State in such condition so as to obtain a certificate of inspection
and approval as required by the provisions of Section 307.360, RSMo.
H.
Devices
attached to or towed by motor vehicles for the purpose of transporting
hay shall have the protruding parts raised or retracted when not in
use to a position which will not cause injury or damage to persons
or property in the vicinity of such device when on the highways, streets
or roads of this City.
A.
All
motor vehicles and every trailer and semi-trailer operating upon the
public highways, streets or roads of this City and carrying goods
or material or farm products which may reasonably be expected to become
dislodged and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer as a
result of wind pressure or air pressure and/or by the movement of
the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer shall have a protective cover
or be sufficiently secured so that no portion of such goods or material
can become dislodged and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer
while being transported or carried.
A.
As
used in this Section, the term "truck" means a motor
vehicle designed, used or maintained for the transportation of property.
B.
As
used in this Section, the term "passenger car" means
every motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons or less
and used for the transportation of persons; except that the term "passenger
car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles, motortricycles
and trucks with a licensed gross weight of twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds or more.
C.
Each driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles, or which require frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles, and front seat passengers of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in the City, and persons less than eighteen (18) years of age operating or riding in a truck, as defined in Subsection (A) of this Section, on a street or highway of this City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements; except that, a child less than four (4) years of age shall be protected as required in Section 380.170 of this Chapter. No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine compliance with this Subsection. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about their body, nor shall the provisions of this Section be applicable to persons while operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities. Non-compliance with this Subsection shall not constitute probable cause for violation of any other provision of law. Each person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section is guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed. All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section.
D.
Each
driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child four (4) years of age
or more, but less than sixteen (16) years of age, shall secure the
child in a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
E.
If
there are more persons than there are seat belts in the enclosed area
of a motor vehicle, then the driver and passengers are not in violation
of this Section.
[Ord. No. 1537 §2, 9-5-2006]
A.
Every
person transporting a child under the age of sixteen (16) years shall
be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle operated
by that person on the streets or highways of this City, for providing
for the protection of such child as follows:
1.
Children less than four (4) years of age, regardless of weight, shall
be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that
child;
2.
Children weighing less than forty (40) pounds, regardless of age,
shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child;
3.
Children at least four (4) years of age but less than eight (8) years
of age, who also weigh at least forty (40) pounds but less than eighty
(80) pounds and who are also less than four (4) feet, nine (9) inches
tall, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system or booster
seat appropriate for that child;
4.
Children at least eighty (80) pounds or children more than four (4)
feet, nine (9) inches in height shall be secured by a vehicle safety
belt or booster seat appropriate for that child;
5.
A child who otherwise would be required to be secured in a booster
seat may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while
wearing only a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not
equipped with a combination lap and shoulder belt for booster seat
installation;
6.
When transporting children in the immediate family when there are
more children than there are seating positions in the enclosed area
of a motor vehicle, the children who are not able to be restrained
by a child safety restraint device appropriate for the child shall
sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless
the motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat area. The driver
transporting children referred to in this Subsection is not in violation
of this Section. This Subsection shall only apply to the use of a
child passenger restraint system or vehicle safety belt for children
less than sixteen (16) years of age being transported in a motor vehicle.
B.
Any
person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Section
shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00)
plus court costs. If a driver receives a citation for violating this
Section, the charges shall be dismissed or withdrawn if the driver
prior to or at his or her hearing provides evidence of acquisition
of a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat which
is satisfactory to the court or the party responsible for prosecuting
the driver's citation.
C.
This
Section shall not apply to any public carrier for hire. The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to students four (4) years of age
or older who are passengers on a school bus designed for carrying
eleven (11) passengers or more and which is manufactured or equipped
pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses as school
buses are defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.
D.
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
DRIVER
As
used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. 571.213, as amended, that is designed
to elevate a child to properly sit in a Federally approved safety
belt system.
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. 571.213, as amended and which is
either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such
vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
A person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
A.
Any person may operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, that has a light transmission of thirty-five percent (35%) or more plus or minus three percent (3%) and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent (35%) or less plus or minus three percent (3%). Except as provided in Subsection (C) of this Section, any sun-screening device applied to front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver in excess of the requirements of this Section shall be prohibited without a permit pursuant to a physician's prescription as described below. A permit to operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, which permits less light transmission and luminous reflectance than allowed under the requirements of this Subsection may be issued by the Department of Public Safety to a person having a serious medical condition which requires the use of a sun-screening device if the permittee's physician prescribes its use. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of the permit. The permit shall allow operation of the vehicle by any titleholder or relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, which shall mean a spouse, each grandparent, parent, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, child and grandchild of a person who resides in the household. Except as provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, all sun-screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited.
B.
This
Section shall not prohibit labels, stickers, decalcomania or informational
signs on motor vehicles or the application of tinted or solar-screening
material to recreational vehicles as defined in Section 700.010, RSMo.,
provided that such material does not interfere with the driver's normal
view of the road. This Section shall not prohibit factory-installed
tinted glass, the equivalent replacement thereof or tinting material
applied to the upper portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which
is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
C.
Any
vehicle licensed with a historical license plate shall be exempt from
the requirements of this Section.
D.
Any
person who violates the provisions of this Section is guilty of an
ordinance violation.
A.
Every
person operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle or motortricycle,
as defined in this Title, upon any highway of this City shall wear
protective headgear at all times the vehicle is in motion. The protective
headgear shall meet reasonable standards and specifications established
by the Director of Revenue.
B.
The penalty for failure to wear protective headgear as required by Subsection (A) of this Section shall be deemed an infraction for which a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) may be imposed. Notwithstanding all other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary, no court costs shall be imposed upon any person due to such violation. No points shall be assessed pursuant to Section 302.302, RSMo., for a failure to wear such protective headgear.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any road or highway
of this City between the first (1st) day of April and the first (1st)
day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped with tires containing
metal or carbide studs.
A.
No
metal-tired vehicle shall be operated over any of the improved highways
of this City, except over highways constructed of gravel or claybound
gravel, if such vehicle has on the periphery of any of the road wheels
any lug, flange, cleat, ridge, bolt or any projection of metal or
wood which projects radially beyond the tread or traffic surface of
the tire, unless the highway is protected by putting down solid planks
or other suitable material or by attachments to the wheels so as to
prevent such vehicles from damaging the highway, except that this
prohibition shall not apply to tractors or traction engines equipped
with what is known as caterpillar treads, when such caterpillar does
not contain any projection of any kind likely to injure the surface
of the road. Tractors, traction engines and similar vehicles may be
operated which have upon their road wheels "V" shaped, diagonal or
other cleats arranged in such manner as to be continuously in contact
with the road surface if the gross weight on the wheels per inch of
width of such cleats or road surface, when measured in the direction
of the axle of the vehicle, does not exceed eight hundred (800) pounds.
B.
No
tractor, tractor engine or other metal-tired vehicle weighing more
than four (4) tons, including the weight of the vehicle and its load,
shall drive onto, upon or over the edge of any improved highway without
protecting such edge by putting down solid planks or other suitable
material to prevent such vehicle from breaking off the edges of the
pavement.
C.
Any
person violating this Section, whether operating pursuant to a permit
or not, or who shall willfully or negligently damage a highway, shall
be liable for the amount of such damage caused to any highway, bridge,
culvert or sewer, and any vehicle causing such damage shall be subject
to a lien for the full amount of such damage, which lien shall not
be superior to any duly recorded or filed chattel mortgage or other
lien previously attached to such vehicle; the amount of such damage
may be recovered in any action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
A.
As
used in this Section, the term "truck" means a motor
vehicle designed, used or maintained for the transportation of property.
B.
No person shall operate any truck, as defined in Subsection (A) of this Section, with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand (12,000) pounds on any highway which is part of the State or Federal highway system or when such truck is operated within the corporate limits of the City when any person under eighteen (18) years of age is riding in the unenclosed bed of such truck. No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall ride in the unenclosed bed of such truck when the truck is in operation.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
Any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's
duties where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the
truck;
2.
Any person while engaged in agricultural activities where it is necessary
to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
3.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck while such truck
is being operated in a parade, caravan or exhibition which is authorized
by law;
4.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
has installed a means of preventing such person from being discharged
or such person is secured to the truck in a manner which will prevent
the person from being thrown, falling or jumping from the truck;
5.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purpose of participating in a special
event and it is necessary that the person ride in such unenclosed
bed due to a lack of available seating. "Special event", for the purposes of this Section, is a specific social activity
of a definable duration which is participated in by the person riding
in the unenclosed bed;
6.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of providing assistance
to, or ensuring the safety of, other persons engaged in a recreational
activity; or
7.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is the only legally titled, licensed and insured vehicle owned by
the family of the person riding in the unenclosed bed and there is
insufficient room in the passenger cab of the truck to accommodate
all passengers in the truck. For the purposes of this Section, the
term "family" shall mean any persons related within
the first degree of consanguinity.
A.
No
vehicle operated upon the highways of this City shall have a width,
including load, in excess of ninety-six (96) inches, except clearance
lights, rearview mirrors or other accessories required by Federal,
State or City law or regulation; except that, vehicles having a width,
including load, not in excess of one hundred two (102) inches, exclusive
of clearance lights, rearview mirrors or other accessories required
by law or regulations, may be operated on the interstate highways
and such other highways as may be designated by the Highways and Transportation
Commission for the operation of such vehicles plus a distance not
to exceed ten (10) miles from such interstate or designated highway.
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 Chief Engineer of the State Transportation Department
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 (13½) 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 City 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 City 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.
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 operated upon the highways
of this City shall have a length, including load, in excess of sixty
(60) feet; except that in order to comply with the provisions of Title
23 of the United States Code (Public Law 97-424), no combination of
truck-tractor and semitrailer operated upon the interstate highway
system of this City shall have an overall length, including load,
in excess of the length of the truck-tractor plus the semi-trailer,
the length of which shall not exceed fifty-three (53) feet.
F.
In order to comply with the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code (Public Law 97-424), 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 (28½) 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 (J) of this Section, no combination of truck-tractor, semi-trailer 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.
Automobile
transporters, boat transporters and truck-trailer boat transporter
combinations having a length not in excess of sixty-five (65) feet
and stinger-steered combination automobile transporters and stinger-steered
combination boat transporters having a length not in excess of seventy-five
(75) feet may be operated on the interstate highways of this State
and such other highways as may be designated by the Highways and Transportation
Commission for the operation of such vehicles plus a distance not
to exceed ten (10) miles from such interstate or designated highway.
All length provisions regarding automobile or boat transporters, truck-trailer
boat transporter combinations and stinger-steered combinations shall
include a semitrailer length not to exceed fifty-three (53) feet and
are exclusive of front and rear overhang, which shall be no greater
than a three (3) foot front overhang and no greater than a four (4)
foot rear overhang.
H.
Driveaway
saddlemount combinations having a length not in excess of seventy-five
(75) feet may be operated on the interstate highways of this State
and such other highways as may be designated by the Highways and Transportation
Commission for the operation of such vehicles plus a distance not
to exceed ten (10) miles from such interstate or designated highway.
Saddlemount combinations must comply with the safety requirements
of Section 393.71 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and
may contain no more than three (3) saddlemounted vehicles and one
(1) fullmount.
I.
No
truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination vehicles operated
upon the interstate and designated primary highway system of this
State shall have a semitrailer length in excess of twenty-eight (28)
feet or twenty-eight and one-half (28½) feet if the semitrailer
was in actual and lawful operation in any State on December 1, 1982,
operating in a truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination.
The B-train assembly is excluded from the measurement of semitrailer
length when used between the first (1st) and second (2nd) semitrailer
of a truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, except that
when there is no semitrailer mounted to the B-train assembly, it shall
be included in the length measurement of the semitrailer.
J.
The Highways and Transportation Commission has been authorized to designate routes on the State highway system other than the interstate system over which those combinations of vehicles of the lengths specified in Subsections (E), (F), (G), (H) and (I) of this Section may be operated. Combinations of vehicles operated under the provisions of Subsections (E), (F), (G), (H) and (I) of this Section may be operated at a distance not to exceed ten (10) miles from the interstate system and such routes as designated under the provisions of this Subsection.
K.
Except as provided in Subsections (E), (F), (G), (H) and (I) of this Section, no other combination of vehicles operated upon the primary or interstate highways of this State plus a distance of ten (10) miles from a primary or interstate highway shall have an overall length, unladen or with load, in excess of sixty-five (65) feet or in excess of fifty-five (55) feet on any other highway, except the State Highways and Transportation Commission may designate additional routes for use by sixty-five (65) foot combinations, seventy-five (75) foot stinger-steered combinations or seventy-five (75) foot saddlemount combinations. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting automobiles, boats or other motor vehicles may carry a load which extends no more than three (3) feet beyond the front and four (4) feet beyond the rear of the transporting vehicle or combination of vehicles.
L.
Except
as hereinafter provided:
1.
These restrictions shall not apply to agricultural implements operating
occasionally on the highways for short distances, or to self-propelled
hay-hauling equipment or to implements of husbandry, or to vehicles
temporarily transporting agricultural implements or implements of
husbandry or roadmaking machinery, or road materials or towing for
repair purposes vehicles that have become disabled upon the highways,
or to implement dealers delivering or moving farm machinery for repairs
on any State highway other than the interstate system.
2.
Implements of husbandry and vehicles transporting such machinery
or equipment may be operated occasionally for short distances on State
highways when operated between the hours of sunrise and sunset by
a driver licensed as an operator or chauffeur.
M.
As
used herein, the term "implements of husbandry" means
all self-propelled machinery operated at speeds of less than thirty
(30) miles per hour, specifically designed for, or especially adapted
to be capable of, incidental over-the-road and primary off-road usage
and used exclusively for the application of commercial plant food
materials or agricultural chemicals, and not specifically designed
or intended for transportation of such chemicals and materials. No
implement of husbandry may exceed a width of eleven (11) feet, six
(6) inches.
N.
The
purpose of this Section is to permit a single trip per day by the
implement of husbandry from the source of supply to a given farm.
O.
Sludge
disposal units may be operated on all State highways other than the
interstate system. Such units shall not exceed one hundred thirty-eight
(138) inches in width and may be equipped with over-width tires. Such
units shall observe all axle weight limits. The Chief Engineer of
the State Transportation Department shall issue special permits for
the movement of such disposal units and may by such permits restrict
the movements to specified routes, days and hours.
A.
No
vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any
primary or interstate highway in this State plus a distance not to
exceed ten (10) miles from such highways, having a greater weight
than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds on one (1) axle, no combination
of vehicles operated by transporters of general freight over regular
routes as defined in Section 390.020, RSMo., shall be moved or operated
on any highway of this State having a greater weight than the vehicle
manufacturer's rating on a steering axle with the maximum weight not
to exceed twelve thousand (12,000) pounds on a steering axle, and
no vehicle shall be moved or operated on any primary or interstate
highways of this State having a greater weight than thirty-four thousand
(34,000) pounds on any tandem axle; the term "tandem axle" shall mean a group of two (2) or more axles, arranged one behind
another, the distance between the extremes of which is more than forty
(40) inches and not more than ninety-six (96) inches apart and further
provided, however, that when any vehicle or combination of vehicles
with six (6) axles which includes a tandem axle group as above defined
and a group of three (3) axles which are fully equalized, automatically
or mechanically, and the distance between the center of the extremes
of which does not exceed one hundred ten (110) inches, the Chief Engineer
of the Missouri State Transportation Department shall issue a special
permit for the movement thereof, as provided in Section 304.200, RSMo.,
for twenty thousand (20,000) pounds for each axle of the tandem axle
group and for sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds for each axle of the
group of three (3) fully equalized axles which are equalized, automatically
or mechanically, when said vehicle or combination of vehicles is used
to transport excavation or construction machinery or equipment, roadbuilding
machinery or farm implements over routes in the primary system and
other routes that are not a part of the interstate system of highways;
provided further, that the Chief Engineer of the Missouri State Transportation
Department may issue permits on the interstate system.
B.
An "axle load" is defined as the total load transmitted to
the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2)
parallel transverse vertical planes forty (40) inches apart, extending
across the full width of the vehicle.
C.
Subject
to the limit upon the weight imposed upon a primary or interstate
highway through any one (1) axle or on any tandem axle, the total
gross weight with load imposed upon a primary or interstate highway,
plus a distance not to exceed ten (10) miles from such highways, by
any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination
of vehicles shall not exceed the maximum load in pounds as set forth
in the following table:
Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2)
or more consecutive axles, measured to the nearest foot, except where
indicated otherwise.
|
|
Maximum Load in Pounds
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Feet
|
2 Axles
|
3 Axles
|
4 Axles
|
5 Axles
|
6 Axles
|
|
|
4
|
34,000
| ||||
|
|
5
|
34,000
| ||||
|
|
6
|
34,000
| ||||
|
|
7
|
34,000
| ||||
|
|
8
|
34,000
|
34,000
|
More than 8
|
38,000
|
42,000
|
|
|
9
|
39,000
|
42,500
| |||
|
|
10
|
40,000
|
43,500
| |||
|
|
11
|
40,000
|
44,000
| |||
|
|
12
|
40,000
|
45,000
|
50,000
| ||
|
|
13
|
40,000
|
45,500
|
50,500
| ||
|
|
14
|
40,000
|
46,500
|
51,500
| ||
|
|
15
|
40,000
|
47,000
|
52,000
| ||
|
|
16
|
40,000
|
48,000
|
52,500
|
58,000
| |
|
|
17
|
40,000
|
48,500
|
53,500
|
58,500
| |
|
|
18
|
40,000
|
49,500
|
54,000
|
59,000
| |
|
|
19
|
40,000
|
50,000
|
54,500
|
60,000
| |
|
|
20
|
40,000
|
51,000
|
55,500
|
60,500
|
66,000
|
|
|
21
|
40,000
|
51,500
|
56,000
|
61,000
|
66,500
|
|
|
22
|
40,000
|
52,500
|
56,500
|
61,500
|
67,000
|
|
|
23
|
40,000
|
53,000
|
57,500
|
62,500
|
68,000
|
|
|
24
|
40,000
|
54,000
|
58,000
|
63,000
|
68,500
|
|
|
25
|
40,000
|
54,500
|
58,500
|
63,500
|
69,000
|
|
|
26
|
40,000
|
55,500
|
59,500
|
64,000
|
69,500
|
|
|
27
|
40,000
|
56,000
|
60,000
|
65,000
|
70,000
|
|
|
28
|
40,000
|
57,000
|
60,500
|
65,500
|
71,000
|
|
|
29
|
40,000
|
57,500
|
61,500
|
66,000
|
71,500
|
|
|
30
|
40,000
|
58,500
|
62,000
|
66,500
|
72,000
|
|
|
31
|
40,000
|
59,000
|
62,500
|
67,500
|
72,500
|
|
|
32
|
40,000
|
60,000
|
63,500
|
68,000
|
73,000
|
|
|
33
|
40,000
|
60,000
|
64,000
|
68,500
|
74,000
|
|
|
34
|
40,000
|
60,000
|
64,500
|
69,000
|
74,500
|
|
|
35
|
40,000
|
60,000
|
65,500
|
70,000
|
75,000
|
|
|
36
|
60,000
|
66,000
|
70,500
|
75,500
| |
|
|
37
|
60,000
|
66,500
|
71,000
|
76,000
| |
|
|
38
|
60,000
|
67,500
|
72,000
|
77,000
| |
|
|
39
|
60,000
|
68,000
|
72,500
|
77,500
| |
|
|
40
|
60,000
|
68,500
|
73,000
|
78,000
| |
|
|
41
|
60,000
|
69,500
|
73,500
|
78,500
| |
|
|
42
|
60,000
|
70,000
|
74,000
|
79,000
| |
|
|
43
|
60,000
|
70,500
|
75,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
44
|
60,000
|
71,500
|
75,500
|
80,000
| |
|
|
45
|
60,000
|
72,000
|
76,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
46
|
60,000
|
72,500
|
76,500
|
80,000
| |
|
|
47
|
60,000
|
73,500
|
77,500
|
80,000
| |
|
|
48
|
60,000
|
74,000
|
78,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
49
|
60,000
|
74,500
|
78,500
|
80,000
| |
|
|
50
|
60,000
|
75,500
|
79,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
51
|
60,000
|
76,000
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
52
|
60,000
|
76,500
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
53
|
60,000
|
77,500
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
54
|
60,000
|
78,000
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
55
|
60,000
|
78,500
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
56
|
60,000
|
79,500
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
57
|
60,000
|
80,000
|
80,000
|
80,000
| |
|
|
Notwithstanding the above table, two (2) consecutive sets of
tandem axles may carry a gross load of thirty-four thousand (34,000)
pounds each if the overall distance between the first (1st) and last
axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six (36)
feet or more.
| |||||
D.
Subject
to the limit upon the weight imposed upon a supplementary highway
through any one (1) axle which shall not have a weight greater than
eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds or on any tandem axle which shall
not have a weight greater than thirty-two thousand (32,000) pounds,
the total gross weight with load imposed upon the supplementary highway
by any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the gross
weight given for the respective distance between the first (1st) and
last axle of a single motor vehicle or by the first (1st) axle of
a motor vehicle and the last axle of the last vehicle in any combination
of vehicles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth
in the following table:
|
|
Distance in Feet Between
the Extreme Axles
|
Maximum Load in Pounds
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
4
|
32,000
|
|
|
5
|
32,000
|
|
|
6
|
32,000
|
|
|
7
|
32,000
|
|
|
8
|
33,200
|
|
|
9
|
34,400
|
|
|
10
|
35,600
|
|
|
11
|
36,800
|
|
|
12
|
38,000
|
|
|
13
|
39,200
|
|
|
14
|
40,400
|
|
|
15
|
41,600
|
|
|
16
|
42,800
|
|
|
17
|
44,000
|
|
|
18
|
45,200
|
|
|
19
|
46,400
|
|
|
20
|
47,600
|
|
|
21
|
48,800
|
|
|
22
|
50,000
|
|
|
23
|
51,000
|
|
|
24
|
52,000
|
|
|
25
|
53,000
|
|
|
26
|
54,000
|
|
|
27
|
55,000
|
|
|
28
|
56,000
|
|
|
29
|
57,000
|
|
|
30
|
58,000
|
|
|
31
|
59,000
|
|
|
32
|
60,000
|
|
|
33
|
61,100
|
|
|
34
|
62,200
|
|
|
35
|
63,500
|
|
|
36
|
64,600
|
|
|
37
|
65,900
|
|
|
38
|
67,100
|
|
|
39
|
68,300
|
|
|
40
|
69,700
|
|
|
41
|
70,800
|
|
|
42
|
72,000
|
|
|
43 or over
|
73,280
|
E.
Provided however, subject to the limit upon the weight imposed through any one (1) axle, through any tandem axle, as provided in Subsection (D) of this Section, the total gross weight with load imposed upon any bridges generally considered by the State Highways and Transportation Commission to be on the supplementary system or upon any bridges which are under the jurisdiction of and maintained by counties, townships or cities shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first (1st) and last axle of the total group of axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:
|
|
Distance in Feet Between
the Extreme Axles
|
Maximum Load in Pounds
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
4
|
32,000
|
|
|
5
|
32,000
|
|
|
6
|
32,000
|
|
|
7
|
32,000
|
|
|
8
|
32,610
|
|
|
9
|
33,580
|
|
|
10
|
34,550
|
|
|
11
|
35,510
|
|
|
12
|
36,470
|
|
|
13
|
37,420
|
|
|
14
|
38,360
|
|
|
15
|
39,300
|
|
|
16
|
40,230
|
|
|
17
|
41,160
|
|
|
18
|
42,080
|
|
|
19
|
42,990
|
|
|
20
|
43,900
|
|
|
21
|
44,800
|
|
|
22
|
45,700
|
|
|
23
|
46,590
|
|
|
24
|
47,470
|
|
|
25
|
48,350
|
|
|
26
|
49,220
|
|
|
27
|
50,090
|
|
|
28
|
50,950
|
|
|
29
|
51,800
|
|
|
30
|
52,650
|
|
|
31
|
53,490
|
|
|
32
|
54,330
|
|
|
33
|
55,160
|
|
|
34
|
55,980
|
|
|
35
|
56,800
|
|
|
36
|
57,610
|
|
|
37
|
58,420
|
|
|
38
|
59,220
|
|
|
39
|
60,010
|
|
|
40
|
60,800
|
|
|
41
|
61,580
|
|
|
42
|
62,360
|
|
|
43
|
63,130
|
|
|
44
|
63,890
|
|
|
45 or over
|
64,650
|
F.
Nothing
in this Section shall be construed as permitting lawful axle loads,
tandem axle loads or gross loads in excess of those permitted under
the provisions of Section 127 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
G.
Notwithstanding
the weight limitations contained in this Section, any vehicle or combination
of vehicles operating on highways other than the interstate highway
system may exceed single axle, tandem axle and gross weight limitations
in an amount not to exceed two thousand (2,000) pounds. However, total
gross weight shall not exceed eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.
[Ord. 1098 §12, 3-21-94]
A.
The
State Highways and Transportation Commission, with respect to streets
and highways under their jurisdiction, may in their discretion, upon
application in writing and good cause being shown therefor, issue
a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle
or load exceeding the maximum specified in this Article or otherwise
not in conformity with the provisions of this Article upon any street
or highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit
and for the maintenance of which said party is responsible.
B.
The
application for any such permit shall specifically describe the vehicle
or vehicles and load to be operated or moved and the particular street
or highway for which permit to operate is requested, and whether such
permit is requested for a single trip or for continuous operation.
C.
The
State Highways and Transportation Commission is authorized to issue
or withhold such permit at their discretion; or if such permit is
issued, to limit the number of trips or to establish seasonal or other
time limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated
on the streets or highways indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe
conditions of operation of such vehicle or vehicles when necessary
to protect the safety of street and highway users, or to protect the
efficient movement of traffic from unreasonable interference, or to
protect the street or highway from undue damage to the road foundations,
surfaces or structures; and they may require such undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to
any street, highway or street or highway structure.
D.
Every
such permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles
to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any Police Officer
or authorized agent of any authority granting such permit, and no
person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such special
permit.
[Ord. No. 1098 §13, 3-21-1994]
A.
Any
person driving any vehicle upon any street or highway or highway structure
shall be liable for all damage which said street, highway or structure
may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving
of such vehicle or as a result of operating, driving or moving any
vehicle weighing in excess of the maximum weight in this Article but
authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this Article.
B.
Whenever
such driver is not the owner of such vehicle but is so operating,
driving or moving the same with the express or implied permission
of said owner, then said owner and driver shall be jointly and severally
liable for any such damage.
C.
Such
damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the City Attorney
in behalf of the City or by authorities in control of such streets
or highways or highway structures.
