307.110. Parked vehicles--how lighted--exception--violation, penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Parked vehicles--how lighted--exception--violation, penalty.

307.110. 1. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street orhighway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hourbefore sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal anyperson or object within a distance of five hundred feet upon such street orhighway no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

2. Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway or shoulderadjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours betweena half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and there is notsufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of fivehundred feet upon the highway, a vehicle so parked or stopped shall beequipped with one or more lamps meeting the following requirements: Atleast one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distanceof five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or atleast one other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance offive hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle, and the location of the lampsshall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meetingthe requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to theside of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic. This section doesnot apply to a motor-driven cycle. Any lighted headlamp upon a parkedvehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.120, violation ofthis section is an infraction.

(L. 1941 p. 438 § 8386r, A.L. 1961 p. 497, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)

*Transferred 1969; formerly 304.450

(1955) Where truck was stopped with rear in ditch and front across highway about two or three feet from center, verdict directing instruction which authorized recovery unless truck was displaying red light visible for 500 feet and directed toward direction from which plaintiff was coming, held erroneous. Bunch v. Wagner (A.), 275 S.W.2d 753.

(1957) Permitting a damaged vehicle to remain on the highway without lights as required by § 304.450 is negligence per se. Leek v. Dillard (A.), 304 S.W.2d 60.

(1958) Evidence did not require finding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law in colliding at night with truck defendant had parked without lights partially upon paved portion of road. Beaver v. Wilhelm (A.), 321 S.W.2d 1.

(1962) Wording of instruction on contributory negligence based on failure to display a "lighted red lamp" held sufficient to properly instruct under the statute. Wiber v. Mana (Mo.), 356 S.W.2d 88.

(1967) Subject to the exception stated in the first paragraph of section 304.450, RSMo, the lighting requirements imposed by sections 304.310 and 304.380, RSMo, are applicable to a vehicle parked at the curb on a city street. Walker v. Massey (A.), 417 S.W.2d 14.