Title VIII, TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 321.328 every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise due care upon observing any child or any co…

Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks. [C39, § 5027.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.330 ] Referred to in §321.325

1. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any private vehicle. 2. Nothing in this section or this chapter shall be construed so as to prevent any pedestrian from standing on that portion of the highway or roadway, not ordinarily…

For the purpose of guarding against accidents in traffic on the public thoroughfares, it shall be unlawful for any person except persons wholly or partially blind to carry or use on the streets, highways, and public places of the state any white canes or walking sticks which are …

Any driver of a vehicle or operator of a motor-driven vehicle who approaches or comes in contact with a person wholly or partially blind carrying a cane or walking stick white in color or white tipped with red, or being led by a guide dog wearing a harness and walking on either s…

A person shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense, if the person does any of the following: 1. Carries a cane or walking stick such as is prescribed in section 321.332 , but contrary to the provisions of this chapter . 2. Fails to…

1. Plates issued. The county treasurer upon receiving application, accompanied by proper fee, for registration of a vehicle shall issue to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, autocycle, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer and two registration …

No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. [C39, § 5028.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.340 ] Referred to in §805.8A(6)(t) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A , subsection 6

1. When a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing and warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gates, a flag person, or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment, the driver of the vehicle shall stop the vehicl…

1. The driver of any vehicle approaching a railroad grade crossing across which traffic is regulated by a stop sign, a railroad sign directing traffic to stop, or an official traffic control signal displaying a flashing red or steady circular red colored light shall stop prior to…

1. The driver of a motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, a school bus, or a vehicle carrying hazardous material and required to stop before driving across a railroad track by motor carrier safety rules adopted under section 321.449 , before driving across at grade any track…

An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 321.341 or 321.343 or any other federal or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad grade crossings. An employer who violates this sec…

1. No person shall operate or move any caterpillar tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of six or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above the level surface of a roadwa…

1. The employee of a railroad who observes a violation of section 321.341 , 321.342 , 321.343 , or 321.344 may prepare a written report on a form provided by the department of public safety indicating that a violation has occurred. The railroad employee may deliver the report not…

A violation of section 321.341 , 321.342 , 321.343 , or 321.344 which creates an immediate threat to the safety of a person or property is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14 , paragraph “h” . 2000 Acts, ch 1134, §2 ; 2001 …

The department, based on an engineering study, with reference to primary highways, and local authorities with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction may designate through highways and erect stop signs or yield signs, in accordance with specifications established by …

The cost of the signs on primary highways shall be paid out of the primary road fund. The cost of the signs on secondary roads shall be paid by the county. [C27, §5079-b4; C31, 35, §5079-b4, -d4; C39, § 5029.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.346 ] 83 Acts,…

Notwithstanding section 321.345 , at intersections of through highways with boulevards or heavy traffic streets in cities, the city council, subject to the approval of the department, may determine that the through highway traffic shall come to a stop, may erect traffic-control s…

It shall be unlawful for any city to close or obstruct any street or highway which is used as the extension of a primary road within such city, except at times of fires or for the purpose of doing construction or repair work on such street or highway, or for other reasons with th…

The provisions of sections 321.347 and 321.348 as concerns the erection and maintenance of “stop” and “go” signals shall not apply to cities with a population of four thousand or over where said signals are situated within business districts of said city. [C31, 35, §5079-c3; C39,…

1. All motor vehicle registration plates shall be treated with a reflective material according to specifications proposed by the director and approved by the commission. 2. The department shall not enter into any contract requiring an expenditure of at least five hundred thousand…

Primary roads, and extensions of primary roads within cities are hereby designated as through highways. [C27, 31, 35, §5079-b1; C39, § 5029.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.350 ]

The county board of supervisors shall, at places deemed by them unusually dangerous on the local county roads, furnish and erect suitable warning signs. The cost of the signs shall be paid by the county. [C31, 35, §5079-d5; C39, § 5029.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77,…

1. The driver of a vehicle emerging from a private roadway, alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto the sidewalk area and thereafter the driver shall proceed into the sidewalk area only when the driver can do so without danger to ped…

1. A person shall not stop, park, or leave standing an attended or unattended vehicle upon any highway outside of a business district, rural residence district, or residence district as follows: a. Upon the paved part of the highway when it is practical to stop, park, or leave th…

Section 321.354 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved or main traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such posi…

Whenever any peace officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of sections 321.354 and 321.355 , such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a…

Whenever any peace officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety…

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: 1. On a sidewalk, except a bicycle may stop, stand, or pa…

A person shall not move a vehicle not owned by that person into any prohibited area described in section 321.358 or to a place that is an unlawful distance from a curb. [C39, § 5030.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.359 ] 2021 Acts, ch 80, §174 Referred to…

A space of not to exceed fifty feet is hereby reserved at the side of the street in front of any theater, auditorium, hotel having more than twenty-five sleeping rooms, or other buildings where large assemblages of people are being held, within which space, when clearly marked as…

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within eighteen inches of the right-hand curb. 2. Local authoriti…

A person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall not permit the vehicle to stand unattended upon any perceptible grade without effectively setting the brake and turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. [S13, §1571-m18; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5038; C39, § 5031…

1. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism…

Food intended for human consumption shall not be shipped in a vehicle or container which has been used to transport a hazardous material unless the vehicle or container has been purged of any hazardous material or the transportation is made in a manner that prevents any contact b…

The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive with the source of motive power disengaged from the driving wheels except when disengagement is necessary to stop or to shift gears. [C39, § 5031.04, 5031.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §321.365, 321.366; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.3…

1. It is unlawful for a person, except a person operating highway maintenance equipment or an authorized emergency vehicle, to do any of the following on a fully controlled-access facility: a. Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across a curb, central dividing section, or other separa…

1. The driver of a vehicle who is exercising due care and who injures another person who is participating in a protest, demonstration, riot, or unlawful assembly or who is engaging in disorderly conduct and is blocking traffic in a public street or highway shall be immune from ci…

The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. [C…

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway, or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. [C39, § 5031.07; C46, 50, 54, 58,…

A person shall not throw or deposit upon a highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, trash, garbage, rubbish, litter, offal, or any other debris. A person shall not throw or deposit upon a highway a substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon t…

1. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than an autocycle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or truck tractor shall be attached to the motor vehicle, one in the front and the other in the rear. The registration plate issued for an autocycle, motorcycle, or other vehi…

Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material and other material as defined in section 321.369 shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. [C39, § 5031.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77,…

1. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. 2. A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section …

This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Keep Aware Driving — Youth Need School Safety Act” . 1. a. The driver of a school bus used to transport children to and from a public or private school shall, when stopping to receive or discharge pupils, turn on flashing warni…

1. The driver of a school bus who observes a violation of section 321.372, subsection 3 , may prepare a written report on a form provided by the department of public safety indicating that a violation has occurred. The school bus driver or a school official may deliver the report…