Source: https://ecode360.com/28071984
Timestamp: 2019-01-19 10:35:25
Document Index: 701699345

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§16', '§1', '§1', '§2', '§27', '§27', '§304', '§27', '§1', '§27', '§27', '§1', '§27', '§27', '§27', '§27', '§27', '§27', '§27', '§1']

City of Chillicothe, MO Miscellaneous Driving Rules
§ 340.105 All-Terrain Vehicles — Prohibited — Exceptions — Operation Under An Exception — Prohibited Uses — Penalty.
§ 340.107 Permits and Registration.
§ 340.110 Utility Vehicles, Operation On Highway and in Streams or Rivers Prohibited — Exceptions — Passengers Prohibited — Violations, Penalty.
§ 340.112 Utility Vehicles.
§ 340.115 Golf Carts.
§ 340.117 Permits and Registration.
§ 340.119 Electric Powered Assistive Mobility Devices and Scooters.
§ 340.230 Crosswalks and Parking Regulations Established — Signs.
§ 340.240 Turns At Intersection.
§ 340.250 Leaving Children Unattended in Motor Vehicle.
§ 340.260 Operation of Dangerous Vehicle.
§ 340.270 Reckless Driving.
§ 340.280 Use Due Care.
§ 340.290 Corner Cutting.
§ 340.300 Glass, Tacks, Injurious Substances — Duty To Remove From Highway, When.
§ 340.310 Riding Skateboard — Limitations.
§ 340.320 Rollerblading — Limitations.
§ 340.330 Boarding or Alighting From Vehicles.
§ 340.340 Manner of Riding.
§ 340.350 Restriction on Use of Compression Brakes.
Section 340.105 All-Terrain Vehicles — Prohibited — Exceptions — Operation Under An Exception — Prohibited Uses — Penalty.
Section 340.107 Permits and Registration.
Section 340.110 Utility Vehicles, Operation On Highway and in Streams or Rivers Prohibited — Exceptions — Passengers Prohibited — Violations, Penalty.
Section 340.112 Utility Vehicles.
Section 340.115 Golf Carts.
Section 340.117 Permits and Registration.
Section 340.119 Electric Powered Assistive Mobility Devices and Scooters.
Section 340.230 Crosswalks and Parking Regulations Established — Signs.
Section 340.240 Turns At Intersection.
Section 340.250 Leaving Children Unattended in Motor Vehicle.
Section 340.260 Operation of Dangerous Vehicle.
Section 340.270 Reckless Driving.
Section 340.280 Use Due Care.
Section 340.290 Corner Cutting.
Section 340.300 Glass, Tacks, Injurious Substances — Duty To Remove From Highway, When.
Section 340.310 Riding Skateboard — Limitations.
Section 340.320 Rollerblading — Limitations.
Section 340.330 Boarding or Alighting From Vehicles.
Section 340.340 Manner of Riding.
Section 340.350 Restriction on Use of Compression Brakes.
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle on any park lands of the City of Chillicothe, Missouri, except those operated by a governmental unit for official use.
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle at any time without a lighted headlight and lighted taillamp which must be lit and in operation at all times of said operation of off-road vehicle.
[CC 1999 §16-48; Ord. No. 2000-100 §§1 — 2, 12-11-2000]
The City Clerk shall hereby be designated as the City Official with the authority to issue special use permits for all-terrain vehicles on a form prescribed and approved by the City Clerk and City Administrator within the City and a fifteen dollar ($15.00) fee shall be collected by the official upon issuance of the permit. No permit shall be issued until the fee is paid. Within five (5) days after the receipt of said fees, the official shall deliver same to the City Treasurer who shall deposit the fees in the General Fund of the City.
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle until and unless it has been registered with the City Clerk and to register it they must also provide proof of financial responsibility covering the operation of any all-terrain vehicles on public roads with minimal insurance amounts as set forth in Chapter 303, RSMo.
No operator shall operate and get a permit until they produce proof of registration of said all-terrain vehicle with the State of Missouri by offering a certificate of registration and displaying on the all- terrain vehicle the registration decal.
[Ord. No. 2010-64 §1, 7-26-2010]
Requirements for operating a utility vehicle within the City:
Any individual operating a utility vehicle shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, but is not required to pass an examination for the operation of a motorcycle.
Any individual operating a utility vehicle shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
Any individual under the age of eighteen (18) operating a utility vehicle or riding as a passenger on a utility vehicle shall wear a securely fastened safety helmet on his or her head.
The utility vehicle shall be operated at a speed of less than twenty (20) miles per hour and shall obey speed zones that may be less than twenty (20) miles per hour.
The utility 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 flag shall be day-glow colored and shall be triangular shaped, with an area not less than thirty (30) square inches.
The utility vehicle shall be properly insured and such proof of insurance shall be kept with the vehicle at all times. Such insurance shall specifically list the utility vehicle as referenced by the serial number and year of model.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, utility vehicles operated on City streets must comply with safety standards as outlined in 49 C.F.R. 571.500.
Operate the utility vehicle in any careless or imprudent manner so as to endanger any person or property of any person.
Operate the utility vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance.
Operate a utility vehicle between the hours of official sunset and sunrise unless the utility vehicle is properly equipped with headlights, taillights, brake lights, and turn signals.
Operate the utility vehicle without a valid City permit affixed to utility vehicle on the rear bumper.
Carry passengers:
In excess of the maximum number of designed seating for the vehicle; no more than two (2) total persons per bench seat shall be allowed.
Younger than sixteen (16) years of age unless the operator is the legal guardian of the passenger(s).
Definition. A golf cart which may be operated on the streets, roads and alleyways of the City shall be classified as a low-speed vehicle.
The following must appear on the manufactured statement of the origin (MSO):
All golf carts classified as low-speed vehicles shall be manufactured in compliance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards for low-speed vehicles. Golf carts operated on City streets shall conform to safety standards as outlined in 49 C.F.R. 571.500.
Requirements for operating golf carts on City streets, roads or alleyways within the City:
Any individual operating a golf cart shall be at least sixteen (16) years old.
Any individual under the age of eighteen (18) operating a golf cart or riding as a passenger on a golf cart shall wear a securely fastened safety helmet on his or her head.
The golf cart shall be operated at a speed of less than twenty (20) miles per hour.
The golf cart 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 flag shall be day-glow colored and shall be triangular shaped, with an area not less than thirty (30) square inches.
Operate a utility vehicle between the hours of official sunset and sunrise unless the golf cart is properly equipped with headlights, taillights, brake lights and turn signals.
No golf cart shall cross any Federal or State highway at an intersection where the highway being crossed has a posted speed limit of more than forty-five (45) miles per hour.
Operate the golf cart without a valid City permit affixed to golf cart on the rear bumper.
In excess of the maximum number of designed seating for the golf cart; no more than two (2) total persons per bench seat shall be allowed.
Younger than sixteen (16) years in age unless the operator is the legal guardian of the passenger(s).
The City Clerk shall hereby be designated as the City Official with the authority to issue special use permits for utility vehicles and golf carts on a form prescribed and approved by the City Clerk and City Administration within the City and a fifteen dollar ($15.00) fee shall be collected by the official upon issuance of the permit. No permit shall be issued until the fee is paid. Within five (5) days after the receipt of said fees, the official shall deliver the same to the City Treasurer who shall deposit the fees in the general fund of the City.
No person shall operate a utility vehicle nor golf cart until and unless it has been registered with the City Clerk and to register a person must also provide proof of financial responsibility covering the operation of any utility vehicle or golf cart on public roads with minimal insurance amounts set forth by Missouri Revised Statutes as they may be amended from time to time.
[Ord. No. 2013-55 §§2 — 3, 8-12-2013]
An electric wheelchair or a scooter or similar electric powered device designed to transport only one (1) person with an electric propulsion system whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a propulsion system, is less than twenty (20) miles per hour.
Any person afoot or a disabled person operating a motorized wheelchair or power scooter or other similar electric powered assistive mobility device.
That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. If a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways, the term "roadway", as used in this Chapter, shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.
Electric powered assistive mobility devices, requirements for operation.
No electric powered assistive mobility device may be operated upon a street, highway, sidewalk, or bicycle path except in compliance with this Section. An electric powered assistive mobility device may be operated by a disabled person as a pedestrian upon a street, highway, sidewalk, or bicycle path. Every person operating such a device shall be granted all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian pursuant to Chapter 304, RSMo., which are set forth on Exhibit A which is on file in the City offices and incorporated by reference.
Pedestrians under sixteen (16) years of age shall not operate an electric powered assistive mobility device upon a street, highway, sidewalk, or bicycle path unless they have a mobility-related disability.
An electric powered assistive mobility device shall be operated only on roadways with a speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour or less. This shall not prohibit the use of such device when crossing roadways with speed limits in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour. A pedestrian using a mobility device may cross any street only at an intersection.
An electric powered assistive mobility device shall display the slow-moving vehicle emblem provided for in the Missouri Statutes and an orange or blaze pennant extending at least five (5) feet above the mobility device when operated on bike paths and streets.
An electric powered assistive mobility device shall be driven as follows:
Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any electric powered assistive mobility device to drive along and upon an adjacent roadway.
Where a sidewalk is not available, any electric powered assistive mobility device driving along and upon a highway shall drive only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.
Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any electric powered assistive mobility device driven along and upon a highway shall drive as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-way roadway, shall drive only on the left side of the roadway.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any electric powered assistive mobility device upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
Any person in violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
[CC 1999 §27-111; Ord. No. 91-8, 1-29-1991]
The City may erect or place signs establishing crossovers or crosswalks or prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, in its opinion, such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs.
Section 340.240 Turns At Intersection. [1]
[CC 1999 §27-113; Ord. No. 91-8, 1-29-1991]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction at any intersection controlled by a traffic signal or Police Officer; nor shall such turn be made at any place unless the movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. The driver of a vehicle shall not turn such vehicle around so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade or at any place upon a roadway where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction along the roadway within a distance of three hundred (300) feet or where the same may create a traffic hazard.
State Law References — For similar provisions, §§304.341.2 — 304.341.3, RSMo.
[CC 1999 §27-116; Ord. No. 2001-70 §1, 8-13-2001]
It shall be unlawful to knowingly leave a child ten (10) years of age or less in a motor vehicle unless there is also in or within ten (10) feet of the same motor vehicle a person over fourteen (14) years of age.
[CC 1999 §27-315]
No person shall drive, own or operate a vehicle which is driven or towed or hauled over the streets of the City which is so located or constructed as to cause delay, accident to or injury to other vehicles or users of the public streets of the City.
[CC 1999 §27-317; Ord. No. 69-46, §§1 — 2, 3-9-1970]
Deliberate spinning of the rear wheels or maneuvering any vehicle in what is commonly termed "fishtailing" shall be prima facie evidence of reckless driving.
[CC 1999 §27-318]
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any street, alley or highway in the City and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any aged, confused or incapacitated person upon or crossing a roadway.
[CC 1999 §27-329]
[CC 1999 §27-330; Ord. No. 91-8, 1-29-1991]
Any person who has purposely, accidentally or by reason of an accident dropped from his/her person or any vehicle, any tacks, nails, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp stones or other substances injurious to the feet of persons or animals or to the tires or wheels of vehicles, including motor vehicles, upon any highway shall immediately make all reasonable efforts to clear the highway of the substances.
[CC 1999 §27-333; Ord. No. 91-30, 5-13-1991]
For the health and safety of the inhabitants of the City of Chillicothe, Missouri, it shall be prohibited for any person to ride or use a skateboard or permit another to use his/her skateboard or a skateboard over the use of which he/she has custody or control in any of the following specified areas:
In or on any alley, street, road or highway or other publicly maintained way or street intended for vehicular use and, in addition, on any City owned property.
In or on any sidewalk in the Central Business District as defined.
The "Central Business District" is defined as that area currently zoned "C-2".
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate the above mentioned provisions.
[CC 1999 §27-334; Ord. No. 95-81, 6-26-1995]
For the health and safety of the inhabitants of the City of Chillicothe, Missouri, it shall be prohibited for any person to ride or use roller blades or permit another to use his/her roller blades over any of the following specified areas:
In or on any tennis court, basketball court or other areas located within any City-owned park, which are not intended for motor vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
[CC 1999 §27-8]
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride upon the fender of any vehicle when such vehicle is in motion.
[CC 1999 §27-9]
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride upon the fender, running board, hood, top, tank, luggage carrier or any portion not designed or intended for the use of passengers, when the vehicle is in motion, of any vehicle operated on any street, way or parking lot, public or private upon which the public is invited to travel or for the operator thereof to permit any person to so ride on any vehicle or to thus operate such vehicle when anyone is so riding thereon. This Section 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.
[Ord. No. 2015-11 §1, 2-23-2015]
Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to prohibit the excessive, loud, unusual or explosive use of engine and compressed air-braking devices within the City.
A Dynamic Brake, Jake Brake, Jacobs Brake, C-Brake, Paccar Brake, transmission brake or any other engine-retarding brake system that alters the normal compression of the engine and subsequently releases that compression.
Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated within the City limits of the City of Chillicothe upon the following streets and highways any engine-retarding brake, compression brake or mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking or deceleration of any vehicle that results in excessive, loud, unusual or explosive noise from such vehicle, unless such use is necessary to avoid imminent danger:
Missouri Highway 190 within the City limits
Route V within the City limits
U.S. 65 Highway within City limits
Signage. Signs stating "VEHICLE NOISE LAWS ENFORCED" or "ENGINE BRAKE ORDINANCE ENFORCED" may be installed at locations deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police to advise motorists of the prohibitions contained in this Section, except that no sign stating "VEHICLE NOISE LAWS ENFORCED" or "ENGINE BRAKE ORDINANCE ENFORCED" shall be installed on a state highway without permission from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The provisions of this Section shall be in full force and effect even if no signs are installed.
Penalty. Any violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.