[Code 1975 §15.02(29); CC 1989 §13-24]
A.
All Police
Officers shall have the authority, and those Police Officers as are
assigned by the Chief of Police shall have the duty, to enforce all
traffic laws of this City and all State vehicle laws applicable, to
make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate accidents, to
make reports concerning traffic accidents, to cooperate with other
City Officials in administration of traffic laws and in developing
ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those
duties especially imposed upon them by this Title.
B.
Police
Officers, or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police,
are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal,
in conformance with traffic laws; provided that, in the event of a
fire or other emergency, to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians,
they may direct as conditions require, notwithstanding provisions
of the traffic laws.
Officers of the Fire Department may direct or assist the Police
in directing traffic as conditions require.
[Code 1975 §15.03(2); CC 1989 §13-29; Ord. No.
3586 §3, 3-29-2011]
A.
No person
shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or
direction of any Law Enforcement Officer or Fire Department official.
B.
It shall
be the duty of the operator or driver of any vehicle or the rider
of any animal traveling on the roads of this City to stop on signal
of any Law Enforcement Officer and to obey any other reasonable signal
or direction of such Law Enforcement Officer given in the course of
enforcing any ordinance or law of this State. Any person who willfully
fails or refuses to obey any signal or direction of a Law Enforcement
Officer given in the course of enforcing any ordinance or law of this
State, or who willfully resists or opposes a Law Enforcement Officer
in the proper discharge of his or her duties in the course of enforcing
any ordinance or law of this State, is guilty of violating this Section.
[Code 1975 §15.10(10); CC 1989 §13-4; Ord. No.
3044 §2, 8-12-2005]
No person upon motorized scooters or similar unlicensed motorized
recreational vehicles or devices shall go upon any highway, road or
street, except while crossing such highway, road or street in a crosswalk,
and when so crossing, such person shall be granted all the rights
and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to pedestrians.
[Code 1975 §15.03(3); CC 1989 §13-2]
The provisions of this Title shall apply to the driver of any
vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
the State, County or City, and it shall be unlawful for any such driver
to violate any of the provisions of this Title, except as otherwise
permitted in this Title or by State law.
[Code 1975 §15.03(4); CC 1989 §13-3]
A.
The driver
of an emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when
in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when
responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire alarm, may exercise
the privileges set forth in this Section, but subject to the conditions
herein stated.
B.
The driver
of an emergency vehicle may:
1.
Park
or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this Title;
2.
Proceed
past a red or stop signal, or stop sign, but only after slowing down
as may be necessary for safe operation;
3.
Exceed
the maximum speed limits so long as he/she does not endanger life
or property;
4.
Disregard
regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified
directions.
C.
The exemptions
herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only
when the driver of any such vehicle while in motion sounds audible
signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary,
and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one (1) lighted lamp
displaying a red light or blue light visible under normal atmospheric
conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front
of such vehicle.
D.
The driver
of an emergency vehicle shall not sound the siren thereon or have
the front red lights or blue lights on except when such vehicle is
responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or
suspected law violator, or when responding to, but not upon returning
from, a fire.
E.
This
Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an emergency vehicle
from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons,
nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences
of his/her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
[Code 1975 §15.08(7); CC 1989 §13-167; Ord. No.
2218 §1, 6-22-1998; Ord. No. 2939 §1, 8-24-2004]
A.
Upon
the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle, as set forth in Section
304.022, RSMo., giving audible signal by siren or while having at
least one (1) lighted lamp exhibiting red light visible under normal
atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet
to the front of such vehicle or a flashing blue light authorized by
Section 307.175, RSMo., the driver of every other vehicle shall yield
the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel
to, and as far as possible to the right of, the traveled portion of
the highway and thereupon stop and remain in such position until such
emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a
Police or Traffic Officer.
B.
Upon
approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying lighted red
or red and blue lights, the driver of every motor vehicle shall:
1.
Proceed
with caution and yield the right-of-way, if possible with due regard
to safety and traffic conditions, by making a lane change into a lane
not adjacent to that of the stationary vehicle, if on a roadway having
at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding
in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or
2.
Proceed
with due caution and reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining
a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be unsafe
or impossible.
[Code 1975, §15.03(37); CC 1989 §13-5; Ord. No.
927 §1, 9-23-1985]
Any person who shall drive any vehicle on or about or over any
proposed or temporarily closed street, road, alley, sidewalk, public
way, or who shall remove any barricade or lights from any obstruction
in a street, road, alley, sidewalk or public way, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Code 1975 §15.03(23); CC 1989 §13-89]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a wrecked or damaged
vehicle from a highway or street without also removing all glass or
other injurious substances dropped upon the highway or street from
such vehicle.
[Code 1975 §15.04(1); CC 1989 §13-90]
A.
The driver
of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the death or injury
to any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of
such accident or as close thereto as possible and shall remain at
the scene of the accident until he/she has fulfilled all the requirements
of this Section. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing
traffic more than is necessary.
B.
The driver
of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the death
of or injury to any person shall immediately, by the quickest means
of communication, give notice of such accident to the Police Department,
and give the Police such information as they shall require, and remain
at the scene until authorized to proceed by the Police.
[Code 1975 §15.04(2); CC 1989 §13-91]
A.
The driver
of any vehicle involved in damage to a vehicle or other property which
is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle
at the scene of such accident, or as close thereto as possible, and
shall forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene
of such accident until he/she has fulfilled all the requirements of
this Section. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic
more than is necessary.
B.
The driver
of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage
to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any
person shall give his/her name, address and registration number of
the vehicle he/she is driving, and shall, upon request, and if available,
exhibit his/her license or permit to drive to the driver or occupant
of or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in such
accident.
C.
The driver
of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage
to a vehicle or property which is driven or attended by any person,
when such damage to all property is to an apparent extent of five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, shall immediately, by the quickest
means of communication, give notice of such accident to the Police
Department, and give the Police such information as they shall require,
and shall remain at such scene until authorized to proceed by the
Police.
[Code 1975 §15.04(3); CC 1989 §13-92]
The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved
in an accident with any vehicle or other property which is unattended
resulting in any damage to such other vehicle or property shall immediately
stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator
or owner of such vehicle or other property of his/her name, address
and the registration number of the vehicle he/she is driving, or shall
attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or other
property a written notice giving his/her name, address and the registration
number of the vehicle he/she is driving and shall without unnecessary
delay notify the Police Department. Every such stop shall be made
without obstructing traffic more than necessary.
[Code 1975 §15.04(4); CC 1989 §13-93]
A.
Whenever
the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate
notice of an accident as required in this Article and there was another
occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing
so, such occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given
by the driver.
B.
Whenever
the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an
accident as required in this Article and such driver is not the owner
of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle shall, within five (5)
days after the accident, make such report not made by the driver.
A.
A person
commits the offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident
when being the operator or driver of a vehicle on the highway or on
any publicly or privately owned parking lot or parking facility generally
open for use by the public and knowing that an injury has been caused
to a person or damage has been caused to property, due to his/her
culpability or to accident, he/she leaves the place of the injury,
damage or accident without stopping and giving his/her name, residence,
including City and street number, motor vehicle number and driver's
license number, if any, to the injured party or to a Police Officer,
or if no Police Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest Police
Station or judicial officer.
B.
For the
purposes of this Section, all Peace Officers shall have jurisdiction,
when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately
owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating
an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
