Motorized Bicycles, Scooters, Etc.
SECTION 300.020: DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases, when used in this Title, mean:
MOTORIZED BICYCLE: Any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having an automatic transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity of not more than fifty (50) cubic centimeters, which produces less than three (3) gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground.
MOTORIZED PLAY VEHICLE: Includes mini-motorcycles, pocket bikes and any other vehicle that is capable of transporting a person, that is self-propelled by a motor or engine and that is not otherwise defined by Missouri Statutes or the Clarkson Valley Code as a motor vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle or motorized bicycle.
MOTORIZED SCOOTER: See definition of “MOTORIZED BICYCLE”.
MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD: A single platform mounted on wheels which has no mechanism or other device with which to steer or to control the movement or direction or velocity of the platform and is powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or without human propulsion.
VEHICLE: Any mechanical device on wheels designed primarily for use or used on highways, except motorized bicycles, motorized play vehicles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons.
SECTION 310.040: USE OF COASTERS, ROLLER SKATES, MOTORIZED PLAY VEHICLES, MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS AND SIMILAR DEVICES RESTRICTED
A. No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and when so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This Section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by ordinance of the City.
B. It shall be unlawful to operate a motorized play vehicle or motorized skateboard upon any street, roadway or sidewalk within the City.
SECTION 340.110: RIDING BICYCLE ON SIDEWALKS, LIMITATIONS─MOTORIZED BICYCLES PROHIBITED
No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district.
A. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
B. No person shall ride a motorized bicycle upon a sidewalk.
SECTION 340.120: ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, PROHIBITED─EXCEPTIONS, OPERATION OF UNDER AN EXCEPTION─PROHIBITED USES─PENALTY
A. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in Section 300.020, upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
A.1. All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for official use.
A.2. All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day of operation.
A.3. All-terrain vehicles operated for or utilized for the removal of snow and/or ice accumulations, including the spreading of ice-melting substances. This exception is limited to the operation of the all-terrain vehicle upon the streets of this City while traveling to a property to remove snow or ice accumulations or from a property on which the operator had previously removed snow or ice accumulations. These all- terrain vehicles are prohibited from operating on Kehrs Mill Road and/or Clarkson Road.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
D.1. In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
D.2. While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance; or
D.3, 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 vehicle, unless the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
E. No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except for agricultural purposes.
F. A violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
SECTION 210.310: OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES, MINIBIKES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT PROHIBITED
A. No person shall operate a motorcycle or minibike on private property without the written consent of the owner or person in control of such private property, and unless such person has such written permission on his/her person.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to authorize, or knowingly permit, a motorcycle or minibike owned by him/her or under his/her control, to be operated on private property by any person when such operator has not obtained and does not have on his/her person such written consent as required in this Section.
SECTION 340.130: RIDING BICYCLES, SLEDS, ROLLER SKATES, BY ATTACHING TO ANOTHER VEHICLE─PROHIBITED
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
SECTION 210.300: MOTOR VEHICLE ON COMMON LAND OF SUBDIVISION PROHIBITED
A. No person shall operate any motor vehicle on the sidewalks, pathways or unpaved part of the common land of any subdivision, nor park any motor vehicle on the sidewalks, pathways or unpaved part of the common land of any subdivision, without the written consent of the trustees of the common land, or if there be no such trustees, without the written consent of the owners or other persons designated by the owners to be in control of the sidewalks, pathways or unpaved part of the common land, and unless such person has such written consent on his/her person.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to authorize, or knowingly permit, a motor vehicle owned by him/her or under his/her control, to be operated or parked on the sidewalks, pathways or unpaved part of the common land of any subdivision by any person when such operator has not both obtained and have on his/her person such written consent as required in this Section.