Source: https://ecode360.com/27596016
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 00:49:50+00:00

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§ 340.050 Parade Permit Procedures.
§ 340.090 Riding On Motorcycles, Additional Passenger, Requirements.
§ 340.100 Riding Motorized Bicycle On Sidewalks — Prohibited.
§ 340.120 Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited.
§ 340.130 Operation of Motorcycles.
§ 340.140 Operation of All-Terrain Vehicles (A.T.V.).
§ 340.160 Commercial Vehicles Prohibited From Using Certain Streets.
§ 340.170 Distance At Which Vehicle Must Follow.
§ 340.180 Careless and Imprudent Driving.
§ 340.195 Hand and Mechanical Signals.
§ 340.200 Drive On Right of Highway — Traffic Lanes.
§ 340.210 Traffic Lanes Established — Improper Lane Usage.
§ 340.230 Stopping or Suddenly Decreasing Speed — Turning Vehicle or Moving Right or Left — Signals To Be Given.
§ 340.240 Tampering With Motor Vehicles.
§ 340.250 Cutting Corners Prohibited.
Section 340.050 Parade Permit Procedures.
Section 340.090 Riding On Motorcycles, Additional Passenger, Requirements.
Section 340.100 Riding Motorized Bicycle On Sidewalks — Prohibited.
Section 340.120 Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited.
Section 340.130 Operation of Motorcycles.
Section 340.140 Operation of All-Terrain Vehicles (A.T.V.).
Section 340.160 Commercial Vehicles Prohibited From Using Certain Streets.
Section 340.170 Distance At Which Vehicle Must Follow.
Section 340.180 Careless and Imprudent Driving.
Section 340.195 Hand and Mechanical Signals.
Section 340.200 Drive On Right of Highway — Traffic Lanes.
Section 340.210 Traffic Lanes Established — Improper Lane Usage.
Section 340.230 Stopping or Suddenly Decreasing Speed — Turning Vehicle or Moving Right or Left — Signals To Be Given.
Section 340.240 Tampering With Motor Vehicles.
Section 340.250 Cutting Corners Prohibited.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a Fire Department when laid down on any street, or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
Two (2) or more vehicles accompanying the remains of a deceased person from a funeral establishment, church, synagogue or other place when 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.
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 Section 304.022, RSMo., or when directed to do so by a Law Enforcement Officer.
Toll-free passage shall be given on all toll bridges, tunnels and other toll highways to all vehicles in an organized funeral procession.
Drive between the vehicles comprising an organized funeral procession while such vehicles are in motion and have the flashing emergency lights lighted 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.
Join a funeral procession for the purpose of securing the right-of-way as granted in Subsection (G) of this Section.
When an organized funeral procession is proceeding through a red signal light as permitted in Subsections (C) and (D) of this Section, 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.
No procession or parade excepting the forces of the United States Armed Forces, the military forces of this State, and the forces of the Police and Fire Department or funeral processions, shall occupy, march, or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the City Administrator and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
The permit issued by the City Administrator shall require certain data to be provided including but not limited to the date and time of the scheduled parade, the route and the number of vehicles and individuals involved, assembly location, names and addresses of responsible parties.
Backing Into Intersections. No persons operating motor vehicles or trailers shall back the same into an intersection, and shall not in any event or at any place back a vehicle unless such movement can be made in safety.
Every person operating or riding on a motorcycle shall wear protective headgear, which meets the standards and specifications as established by the Director of Revenue of Missouri, at all times while the vehicle is in motion.
All-terrain vehicles whose operators carry a special permit issued by this City pursuant to Section 304.013, RSMo.
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle, as defined in Section 304.001, RSMo., 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 City at such road crossings as are customary or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace Officers of this City shall enforce the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their jurisdiction.
A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's 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.
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 vehicles, unless the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
A violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on the streets or highways within the corporate limits of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, 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.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on publicly owned or privately owned parking lots, roads or driveways within the corporate limits of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, 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.
It shall be prima facie evidence that a vehicle operator is not exercising the highest degree of care if the operator of a moving vehicle engages in any conduct that causes his or her vision or attention to be obscured, diminished or directed away from the path of travel or operation of the vehicle, including, but not limited to, by using a mirror to engage in grooming; reading anything located in the vehicle other than operational information displayed on vehicle gauges and equipment; writing; drawing; manually inputting information into a GPS or mapping device, or turning one's head substantially away from the path of travel to observe things in the vehicle or outside the vehicle but contrary to the path of travel.
All vehicles not in motion shall be placed with their right side as near the right-hand side of the highway as practicable, except on streets of municipalities where vehicles are obliged to move in one direction only or parking of motor vehicles is regulated by ordinance.
Upon a roadway designated by the City of O'Fallon as a one-way street and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
When obeying orders of a Police or Fire Official.
It is unlawful to drive any vehicle upon any highway or road which has been divided into two (2) or more roadways by means of a physical barrier or by means of a dividing section or delineated by curbs, lines or other markings on the roadway, except to the right of such barrier or dividing section, or to make any left turn or semicircular or U-turn on any such divided highway, except at an intersection or interchange or at any signed location designated by the State Highways and Transportation Commission or the Department of Transportation. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to emergency vehicles, law enforcement vehicles or to vehicles owned by the Commission or the Department.
The authorities in charge of any highway or the State Highway Patrol may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the center line of the highway, and all members of the Missouri Highway Patrol and other Peace Officers may direct traffic in conformance with such signs. When authorized signs have been erected designating off-center traffic lanes, no person shall disobey the instructions given by such signs.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and except when a roadway has been divided into traffic lanes, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half (½) of the main traveled portion of the roadway whenever possible.
All vehicles in motion upon a highway having two (2) or more lanes of traffic proceeding in the same direction shall be driven in the right-hand lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or when preparing to make a proper left turn or when otherwise directed by traffic markings, signs, or signals.
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street or highway within the municipal City limits of O'Fallon where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary.
Where such traffic lanes have been marked, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within the boundaries of any such lane, except when lawfully passing another vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement.
A left turn shall not be made from any other lane.
A motor vehicle shall not be driven in the lane except when preparing for or making an immediate left turn from or into the roadway or parking lot.
Any person found to be in violation of this Section shall be subject upon conviction to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to imprisonment in the St. Charles County Jail for up to three (3) months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
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 his/her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
Upon any highway outside of a City with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for four (4) or more lines of traffic.
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 Missouri 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 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 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 the State of Missouri after the first (1st) day of January, 1954.
No person shall drive, operate, use or tamper with a motor vehicle or trailer without the permission of the owner thereof and no person shall, without the permission of the owner or person in charge thereof, climb upon or into or swing upon any motor vehicle or trailer, whether the same is in motion or at rest, or sound the horn or other sound-producing device thereon, or attempt to manipulate any of the levers, starting device, brakes or machinery thereof or set the machinery in motion.
No driver shall operate a motor vehicle on any private road or driveway, parking lot or any area which is not a highway, road or street as defined herein, for the purpose of avoiding travel upon the right-of-way between one highway, road or street and the same or another highway, road or street. This violation may be referred to as "cutting a corner."

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