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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 01:04:19+00:00

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§ 335.010 Vehicle Shall Not Be Driven On A Sidewalk — Prohibition On Obstruction of Bicycle Lanes — Drivers To Yield To Bicycles in Designated Bicycle Lanes.
§ 335.020 Limitations On Backing.
§ 335.030 Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.
§ 335.040 Following Emergency Vehicle Prohibited.
§ 335.050 Crossing Fire Hose.
§ 335.070 Driving in Procession.
§ 335.080 When Permits Required For Parades and Processions.
§ 335.090 Obstruction To Driver's View.
§ 335.100 Boarding or Alighting From Vehicles in Motion Prohibited.
§ 335.110 Riding On Portions of Vehicles Not Designed For Passengers Prohibited.
§ 335.120 Throwing of Trash, Glass, Nails, Etc., On Streets Prohibited.
§ 335.130 Hauling of Rubbish or Loose Material.
§ 335.140 Signs and Stickers On Vehicle Windows.
§ 335.150 Growing of Shrubs, Etc., Near Intersections.
§ 335.160 Standing or Parking Close To Curb.
§ 335.170 Clinging To Vehicles Prohibited.
§ 335.180 Hand and Mechanical Signals For Turn and Stops.
§ 335.190 Vehicles Pulling Away From The Curb.
§ 335.210 Following Other Vehicles.
§ 335.220 Manner of Operation of Motor Vehicles.
§ 335.230 Unnecessary Motor Acceleration.
§ 335.240 Driving To The Right.
§ 335.250 Prohibition Against Driving On Sidewalk Between Park and Hospital.
§ 335.260 Prohibition Against Roller Skating or Skateboarding On Sidewalks in Central Business District.
§ 335.280 Prohibition Against Vehicular Traffic On Frisco Highline Trail.
§ 335.290 Text Messaging While Operating A Motor Vehicle Prohibited — Exceptions — Definitions — Violation, Penalty.
Section 335.010 Vehicle Shall Not Be Driven On A Sidewalk — Prohibition On Obstruction of Bicycle Lanes — Drivers To Yield To Bicycles in Designated Bicycle Lanes.
Section 335.020 Limitations On Backing.
Section 335.030 Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.
Section 335.040 Following Emergency Vehicle Prohibited.
Section 335.050 Crossing Fire Hose.
Section 335.070 Driving in Procession.
Section 335.080 When Permits Required For Parades and Processions.
Section 335.090 Obstruction To Driver's View.
Section 335.100 Boarding or Alighting From Vehicles in Motion Prohibited.
Section 335.110 Riding On Portions of Vehicles Not Designed For Passengers Prohibited.
Section 335.120 Throwing of Trash, Glass, Nails, Etc., On Streets Prohibited.
Section 335.130 Hauling of Rubbish or Loose Material.
Section 335.140 Signs and Stickers On Vehicle Windows.
Section 335.150 Growing of Shrubs, Etc., Near Intersections.
Section 335.160 Standing or Parking Close To Curb.
Section 335.170 Clinging To Vehicles Prohibited.
Section 335.180 Hand and Mechanical Signals For Turn and Stops.
Section 335.190 Vehicles Pulling Away From The Curb.
Section 335.210 Following Other Vehicles.
Section 335.220 Manner of Operation of Motor Vehicles.
Section 335.230 Unnecessary Motor Acceleration.
Section 335.240 Driving To The Right.
Section 335.250 Prohibition Against Driving On Sidewalk Between Park and Hospital.
Section 335.260 Prohibition Against Roller Skating or Skateboarding On Sidewalks in Central Business District.
Section 335.280 Prohibition Against Vehicular Traffic On Frisco Highline Trail.
Section 335.290 Text Messaging While Operating A Motor Vehicle Prohibited — Exceptions — Definitions — Violation, Penalty.
Each driver in a procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when they are in a front seat such number of persons exceeding three (3) as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of a vehicle or so as to interfere with the driver's control over the vehicle. No passenger in any vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the view of the driver or with the driver's control over the vehicle.
No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while it is in motion.
No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
No person shall throw or place on any street any trash, tacks, nails, wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp stones or other substances injurious to the feet of persons or animals or to the tires of vehicles. Any person who has purposely or accidentally dropped any such substance upon the street shall immediately clear such street of the same.
No vehicle shall be used to haul rubbish, trash, loose bottles, tin cans, brush, waste paper, loose dirt, rocks or material of similar nature upon the public streets without first having been equipped with the proper equipment, as set out in this Section, to prevent the load or any part thereof from falling, dropping or being blown off the vehicle while in motion. The bed and sidewalls of such vehicle shall be so constructed that the load or any part thereof shall not drop through or from the vehicle. The vehicle shall not be loaded in such a manner that any part of the load extends above or over the sidewalls of the truck bed. When the vehicle is being used for carrying loose paper or other material that may be blown from the load, a tarpaulin or screen cover of sufficient mesh shall be used to cover the load to prevent its being blown from the vehicle while in motion.
No person operating a motor vehicle in the City shall have affixed to the windshield or any of the windows thereof any sign, sticker, insignia or other obstructions or defects that limit visibility, except a sign, insignia or sticker required by any law or regulation, Federal, State or City. Such City license shall be placed in the lower right-hand corner of the windshield and such other lawfully required sign, sticker or insignia shall be placed in such place and in such manner as not to obstruct the view of the driver; provided, that stickers that do not occupy more than five percent (5%) of the glass area may be affixed to the rear window in such manner and place so as not to obstruct the view of the driver.
No person shall permit any shrub, tree, hedge, flower or other form of vegetation to grow within thirty (30) feet of the intersection of the curb lines of two (2) intersecting streets to a height in excess of two (2) feet above the lowest grade of the two (2) intersecting streets; provided, that trees now growing in such areas may grow above such height if the limbs are trimmed to a minimum height of eight (8) feet.
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, toy vehicle or other apparatus that ordinarily operates on wheels, shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a roadway. Neither shall the driver of a vehicle knowingly pull a rider behind a vehicle.
No person shall 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 in this Section.
An operator or driver, when stopping or when checking the speed of his/her vehicle if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend his/her arm at an angle below horizontal so that the same may be seen from the rear of his/her vehicle.
An operator or driver intending to turn his/her vehicle to the right shall extend his/her arm at an angle above horizontal so that the same may be seen from the front of and from the rear of his/her vehicle and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway as near as practicable to the right side of the highway along which he/she is proceeding before turning.
An operator or driver intending to turn his/her vehicle to the left shall extend his/her arm in a horizontal position so that the same may be seen from the rear of his/her vehicle and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway so that the left side of his/her vehicle shall be as near as practicable to the centerline of the highway along which he/she is proceeding before turning.
The signals required by this Section shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by a signal light or signal device in good mechanical condition. 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 Subsection shall not apply to any trailer which does not interfere with a clear view of the hand signals of the operator or of the signaling device upon the vehicle pulling said trailer. The provisions of this Section, as far as mechanical devices on vehicles so constructed that the hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of such vehicle, shall only be applicable to new vehicles registered within this State after the first (1st) day of July, 1954.
The driver moving a vehicle from the curb or side of the street into the traffic lane shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles which are in motion on such street.
No driver of a vehicle shall follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonably safe and prudent having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of the street.
Every person operating a motor vehicle shall drive the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner 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.
No person shall accelerate a motor vehicle in such a manner that the tires of such vehicle lose traction and thereby squeal, squall or spin, nor decelerate a motor vehicle in such a manner that the tires of such vehicle lock and skid, except when reasonably necessary in an attempt to avoid an accident or collision with another vehicle or with an object, person or animal.
It is unlawful to operate any motor-driven or foot-driven vehicle, including, but not necessarily limited to, automobiles, pickups, dune buggies, motorcycles, go-carts, bicycles and tripeds, on, over or within ten (10) feet either side of the sidewalk running from Dunnegan Memorial Park and thence through the park and the grounds of Citizens Memorial Hospital and continuing along such grounds to the point of its termination near the north end of the hospital facility. It is hereby declared to be the intention of this Section to limit the use of such walkway exclusively to pedestrians, joggers and other foot or wheelchair traffic.
No culpable mental state is necessary to constitute a violation of the provisions of this Section.
It shall be unlawful to roller skate or skateboard on any sidewalk in the Central Business District as defined in this Chapter between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. on Monday through Saturday.
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by Section 100.220 of the Bolivar Municipal Code or as said Code may hereafter be amended from time to time.
For the purposes of this Section, the terms "cruise" or "cruising" shall mean the practice of driving a motor vehicle through, onto, over or across private property, private ways, commercial parking lots or other non-public areas, except for the purpose of conducting social or commercial business with the owner, tenant or occupant of such premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person to "cruise" on any premises posted in accordance with Subsection (B) hereof.
It is unlawful to operate any motor-driven vehicle, including, but not necessarily limited to, automobiles, pickups, other trucks, dune buggies, motorcycles or go-carts, on, over or across any part of that part of the Frisco Highline Trail lying within the corporate limits of the City of Bolivar, Missouri.
This Section shall not apply to Police, fire, ambulance or trail maintenance vehicles while in the performance of their official function.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger operating a moving motor vehicle upon the highways of this State shall, by means of a handheld electronic wireless communications device, send, read, or write a text message or electronic message.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means of a handheld electronic wireless communications device, while operating a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State.
As used in this Section, "electronic message" means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be transmitted between handheld electronic wireless communication devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail, a text message, an instant message, or a command or request to access an Internet site.
As used in this Section, "handheld electronic wireless communications device" includes any handheld cellular phone, palm pilot, blackberry, or other mobile electronic device used to communicate verbally or by text or electronic messaging, but shall not apply to any device that is permanently embedded into the architecture and design of the motor vehicle.
As used in this Section, "making or taking part in a telephone call" means listening to or engaging in verbal communication through a handheld electronic wireless communication device.
As used in this Section, "send, read, or write a text message or electronic message" means using a handheld electronic wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading, or writing a text message or electronic message does not include reading, selecting, or entering a phone number or name into a handheld electronic wireless communications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.
A violation of this Section shall be deemed an ordinance violation punishable under Section 100.220 of the Bolivar Municipal Code.

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