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Timestamp: 2019-02-15 21:44:31
Document Index: 411514717

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§304', '§3', '§2']

City of Fair Grove, MO Miscellaneous Driving Rules
City of Fair Grove, MO
Ch 140 Boards and Commissions
Ch 235 City Park
§ 340.110 All-Terrain Vehicles — Off-Road Vehicles — Prohibited — Exceptions — Prohibited Uses — Penalty.
§ 340.115 Utility Vehicles, Operation On Highway and in Streams or Rivers Prohibited — Exceptions — Passengers Prohibited — Violations, Penalty.
§ 340.117 Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles, Operation On Highways Prohibited, Exceptions — Operation Within Streams and Rivers Prohibited, Exceptions — License Required For Operation, Exception.
§ 340.140 Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited.
§ 340.150 Manner of Operation of Motor Vehicles — Careful and Prudent.
§ 340.160 Driving To The Right.
§ 340.170 Passing Regulations.
§ 340.180 Hand and Mechanical Signals.
§ 340.190 Stopping For School Bus.
§ 340.200 Right-Of-Way At Intersection — Signs At Intersections.
§ 340.210 Distance At Which Vehicle Must Follow.
§ 340.220 Breaking Traction.
§ 340.230 Endangerment of an Emergency Responder, Elements.
Ch 505 Demolition of Substandard Buildings
Ch 510 Streets, Sidewalks and Maintenance of Public and Private Property
Ch 610 Sexually Oriented Business Licenses
Ch 700 Sewers and Drainage
Section 340.110 All-Terrain Vehicles — Off-Road Vehicles — Prohibited — Exceptions — Prohibited Uses — Penalty.
Section 340.115 Utility Vehicles, Operation On Highway and in Streams or Rivers Prohibited — Exceptions — Passengers Prohibited — Violations, Penalty.
Section 340.117 Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles, Operation On Highways Prohibited, Exceptions — Operation Within Streams and Rivers Prohibited, Exceptions — License Required For Operation, Exception.
Section 340.140 Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited.
Section 340.150 Manner of Operation of Motor Vehicles — Careful and Prudent.
Section 340.160 Driving To The Right.
Section 340.170 Passing Regulations.
Section 340.180 Hand and Mechanical Signals.
Section 340.190 Stopping For School Bus.
Section 340.200 Right-Of-Way At Intersection — Signs At Intersections.
Section 340.210 Distance At Which Vehicle Must Follow.
Section 340.220 Breaking Traction.
Section 340.230 Endangerment of an Emergency Responder, Elements.
No funeral, procession or parade containing fifty (50) or more persons or twenty (20) or more vehicles except the forces of the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of this State and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments shall occupy, march or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the Chief of Police and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for official use.
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 State at such road crossings as are customary or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace Officers of this State and its political subdivisions shall enforce the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their jurisdiction.
Utility vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short distances occasionally only on the State's secondary roads when operated between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
The City may issue special permits for utility vehicles to be used on highways within the City limits by licensed drivers. Fees of fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be collected and retained by the City for such permits.
The City may by resolution or ordinance allow utility vehicle operation on streets or highways under the City's jurisdiction. Any person operating a utility vehicle pursuant to a municipal resolution or ordinance shall maintain proof of financial responsibility in accordance with Section 303.160, RSMo., or maintain any other insurance policy providing equivalent liability coverage for a utility vehicle.
A person operating a utility vehicle on a highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, except that a handicapped person operating such vehicle under Subparagraph (3) of Subsection (A) of this Section 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 forty-five (45) miles per hour.
Recreational off-highway vehicles operated within three (3) miles of the operator's primary residence. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not authorize the operation of a recreational off-highway vehicle in a City unless such operation is authorized by such City as provided for in Subparagraph (5) of this Subsection;
Recreational off-highway vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short distances occasionally only on the State's secondary roads;
The City may issue special permits to licensed drivers for special uses of recreational off-highway vehicles on highways within the City limits. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be collected and retained by the City for such permit.
A person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle on a highway pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, except that a handicapped person operating such vehicle pursuant to Subdivision (4) of Subsection (A) of this Section, but shall not be required to have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle. An individual shall not operate a recreational off-highway vehicle upon a highway in this City without displaying a lighted headlamp and a lighted tail lamp. A person may not operate a recreational off-highway vehicle upon a highway of this City unless such person wears a seat belt. When operated on a highway, a recreational off-highway vehicle shall be equipped with a roll bar or roll cage construction to reduce the risk of injury to an occupant of the vehicle in case of the vehicle's rollover.
Upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway ahead is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance or in preparation for a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is signposted to give notice of such allocation.
Violation of this Section shall be deemed an infraction unless such violation causes an immediate threat of an accident, in which case such violation shall be deemed a Class C misdemeanor or unless an accident results from such violation, in which case such violation shall be deemed a Class A misdemeanor.
When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100) feet of any bridge, viaduct, tunnel or when approaching within one hundred (100) feet of or at any intersection.
An operator or driver when stopping or when checking the speed of the operator's vehicle if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend such operator's arm at an angle below horizontal so that the same may be seen in the rear of the vehicle.
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 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 signaling 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 this State after the first (1st) day of January, 1954.
Every school bus operated to transport students in the public school system which has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, which has the engine mounted entirely in front of the windshield and the entrance door behind the front wheels and which is used for the transportation of school children shall be equipped with a crossing control arm. The crossing control arm, when activated, shall extend a minimum of five (5) feet six (6) inches from the face of the front bumper. The crossing control arm shall be attached on the right side of the front bumper and shall be activated by the same controls which activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices described in Subsection (B) of this Section. This Subsection may be cited as "Jessica's Law" in commemoration of Jessica Leicht and all other Missouri school children who have been injured or killed during the operation of a school bus.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the driver of a school bus in the process of loading or unloading students upon a street or highway shall activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices, in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education, to communicate to drivers of other vehicles that students are loading or unloading. A public school district has the authority pursuant to Section 304.050, RSMo., to adopt a policy which provides that the driver of a school bus in the process of loading or unloading students upon a divided highway of four (4) or more lanes may pull off of the main roadway and load or unload students without activating the mechanical and electrical signaling devices in a manner which gives the signal for other drivers to stop and may use the amber signaling devices to alert motorists that the school bus is slowing to a stop; provided that the passengers are not required to cross any traffic lanes and also provided that the emergency flashing signal lights are activated in a manner which indicates that drivers should proceed with caution and, in such case, the driver of a vehicle may proceed past the school bus with due caution. No driver of a school bus shall take on or discharge passengers at any location upon a highway consisting of four (4) or more lanes of traffic, whether or not divided by a median or barrier, in such manner as to require the passengers to cross more than two (2) lanes of traffic; nor shall any passengers be taken on or discharged while the vehicle is upon the road or highway proper unless the vehicle so stopped is plainly visible for at least five hundred (500) feet in each direction to drivers of other vehicles in the case of a highway with no shoulder and a speed limit greater than sixty (60) miles per hour and at least three hundred (300) feet in each direction to drivers of other vehicles upon other highways and on all highways, only for such time as is actually necessary to take on and discharge passengers.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or overtaking a school bus which is on a different roadway, which is proceeding in the opposite direction on a highway containing four (4) or more lanes of traffic or which is stopped in a loading zone constituting a part of or adjacent to, a limited or controlled access highway at a point where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
Section 340.200 Right-Of-Way At Intersection — Signs At Intersections. [1]
The City may, on any section of road where construction or major maintenance operations are being effected, fix a speed limit in such areas by posting of appropriate signs and the operation of a motor vehicle in excess of such speed limit in the area so posted shall be deemed prima facie evidence of careless and imprudent driving and a violation of Section 340.150.
State Law Reference — This Section has additional penalties based on certain circumstances, §304.351, RSMo.
[CC 1999 §3.0506; Ord. No. 99-11-01 §2, 11-16-1999]
A person shall commit the offense of breaking traction if he/she accelerates a motor vehicle in a manner such as to cause or allow one (1) or more wheel(s) of said vehicle to break traction with the surface of the street, road or drive upon which the same shall be located, whether paved or gravel, without just cause or excuse.
Upon the first conviction, finding of guilt or plea of guilty by any person for a speeding violation under either Section 304.009 or 304.010, RSMo., or Chapter 320 of this Code, or a passing violation under Subsection (C)(3) of this Section, when the violation or offense occurs within an active emergency zone and emergency responders were present in such zone at the time of the offense or violation, the court shall assess a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in addition to any other fine authorized by law. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, finding of guilt or plea of guilty, the court shall assess a fine of three hundred dollars ($300.00) in addition to any other fine authorized by law. However, no person assessed an additional fine under this Subparagraph shall also be assessed an additional fine under Subsection (C)(1) of this Section.