HomeMy WebLinkAbout2080 Amending Chapter 340 of the City Code to Prohibit Dangerous Vehicle Stunts & Street Racing BILL NO. 2025-042 ORDINANCE NO. 2080
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 340 OF THE CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT
DANGEROUS VEHICLE STUNTS AND STREET RACING ACTIVITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside is committed to protecting the health, safety, and
welfare of its residents, visitors,and all users of public roadways; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Aldermen has received reports and observed an increase in
reckless and dangerous vehicular conduct on public streets, including street racing,burnouts,
wheelies, and sideshows that endanger both participants and bystanders; and
WHEREAS, such activities obstruct traffic, damage public infrastructure, disturb the
peace, and create hazardous conditions that require prompt and effective regulation; and
WHEREAS,the Board finds it necessary and appropriate to amend Chapter 340 of the
City Code to explicitly prohibit such conduct;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 — AMENDMENT. That Section 340.243 of Chapter 340 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Riverside, Missouri, is hereby added to read as follows:
Section 340.243. Raising wheels while operating motor vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle or motorcycle with less than
all wheels of the motor vehicle or motorcycle in constant contact with the ground in willful
disregard for the safety of persons or property on any public street, highway, alley, parking
lot,or driveway,or on any other premises that are generally frequented by the public at large.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not be applicable to persons riding in a
parade, at a speed not to exceed thirty miles per hour, if the person is eighteen years of age or
older.
SECTION 2 — AMENDMENT. That Section 340.244 of Chapter 340 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Riverside, Missouri, is hereby added to read as follows:
Section 340.244. Racing on streets and highways; burnouts.
Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, no person shall drive or otherwise engage in,
aid or abet any vehicle on a street or highway in any drag race or speed competition or
exhibition of speed or acceleration,sideshow,or burnout.The term'sideshow'shall be defined
for this chapter as an unsanctioned demonstration of automotive stunts which obstructs the
orderly flow of traffic.The term'burnout'shall be defined for this chapter as keeping a vehicle
stationary and spinning its wheels and causing the vehicle's tires to heat up and smoke. No
person shall, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle
speed contest or drag race or burnout upon any street or highway, in any manner obstruct a
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street or highway or place any barricade or obstruction upon any street or highway. However,
the Police Chief may issue a permit for any such race, competition, contest,test or exhibition
in accordance with the terms and conditions specifically approved for such event by ordinance
by the Board of Aldermen.
SECTION 3 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only,PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the
City of Riverside this 20th day of May 2025.
Mayor Kathleen L. Rose
ATTEST:
Robin Kincaid, City Clerk
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