[R.O. 1996 § 310.010; Code 1985,
§ 76.100; CC 1990 § 14-36]
A.
It shall be the duty of the Officers of
the Police Department or such Officers as are assigned by the Chief
of Police to enforce all street traffic laws of the City and all of
the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City.
B.
Officers of the Police Department 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
or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the
Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding
the provisions of the traffic laws.
C.
Officers of the Fire Department, when at
the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the Police in directing
traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.020; Code 1985,
§ 76.105; CC 1990 § 14-2]
No person shall willfully fail or
refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a Police Officer
or Fire Department Official.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.030; Code 1985,
§ 76.110; CC 1990 § 14-3]
Every person propelling any pushcart
or riding an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn
vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this Title applicable
to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this Title
which by their very nature can have no application.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.040; Code 1985,
§ 76.115; CC 1990 § 14-4]
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 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.050; Code 1985,
§ 76.120; CC 1990 § 14-5]
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, this 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.
[R.O. 1996 §§ 310.060, 310.070; Code 1985,
§§ 76.130, 76.725, 76.295, 76.1075; CC 1990 §§ 14-6,
14-7]
A.
Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle 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 310.070 of this Chapter, 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 vehicle displaying lighted red or red
and blue lights, or a stationary vehicle displaying lighted amber
or amber and white 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.
C.
Responsibilities Of Driver Of Emergency Vehicle.
1.
The driver of any "emergency vehicle" defined in Section 300.010 of this Code 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.
2.
The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
a.
Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of Sections 304.014
to 304.025, RSMo., and the provisions of this Code;
b.
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after
slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
c.
Exceed the prima facie speed limit so long as the driver does
not endanger life or property;
d.
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning
in specified directions.
3.
The exemptions granted to an emergency vehicle pursuant to Subsection (C)(2) of this Section 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.
No person shall purchase an emergency light as described in this
Section without furnishing the seller of such light an affidavit stating
that the light will be used exclusively for emergency vehicle purposes.
A.
Motor vehicles and equipment, not otherwise defined in this Title as an authorized emergency vehicle, which are operated by any member of an organized Fire Department, ambulance association or rescue squad, whether paid or volunteer, may be operated on streets and highways in this City as an emergency vehicle under the provisions of Section 310.060 of this Chapter, while responding to a fire call or ambulance call or at the scene of a fire call or ambulance call and while using or sounding a warning siren and using or displaying thereon fixed, flashing or rotating blue lights, but sirens and blue lights shall be used only in bona fide emergencies.
B.
Use
Of Other Authorized Lights.
1.
Notwithstanding Subsection (A) of this Section, the following vehicles may use or display fixed, flashing, or rotating red or red and blue lights:
a.
Emergency vehicles, as defined in Section 304.022, RSMo., when responding
to an emergency.
c.
Vehicles and equipment owned or leased by a contractor or subcontractor
performing work for the Department of Transportation, except that
the red or red and blue lights shall be displayed on vehicles or equipment
described in this Subsection only between dusk and dawn, when such
vehicles or equipment are stationary, such vehicles or equipment are
located in a work zone as defined in Section 304.580, RSMo., highway
workers, as defined in Section 304.580, RSMo., are present, and such
work zone is designated by a sign or signs. No more than two (2) vehicles
or pieces of equipment in a work zone may display fixed, flashing
or rotating lights under this Subsection.
d.
Vehicles and equipment owned, leased, or operated by a Coroner, Medical
Examiner, or Forensic Investigator of the County Medical Examiner's
Office or a similar entity, when responding to a crime scene, motor
vehicle accident, workplace accident, or any location at which the
services of such professionals have been requested by a Law Enforcement
Officer.
2.
The following vehicles and equipment may use or display fixed, flashing,
or rotating amber or amber and white lights:
a.
Vehicles and equipment owned or leased by the State Highways and
Transportation Commission and operated by an authorized employee of
the Department of Transportation.
b.
Vehicles and equipment owned or leased by a contractor or subcontractor
performing work for the Department of Transportation, except that
the amber or amber and white lights shall be displayed on vehicles
described in this Subsection only when such vehicles or equipment
are located in a work zone, as defined in Section 304.580, RSMo.,
highway workers, as defined in Section 304.580, RSMo., are present,
and such work zone is designated by a sign or signs.
c.
Vehicles and equipment operated by a utility worker performing work
for the utility, except that the amber or amber and white lights shall
be displayed on vehicles described in this Subsection only when such
vehicles are stationary, such vehicles or equipment are located in
a work zone, as defined in Section 304.580, RSMo., a utility worker
is present, and such work zone is designated by a sign or signs. As
used in this Subsection, the term "utility worker" means any employee
while in performance of his or her job duties, including any person
employed under contract of a utility that provides gas, heat, electricity,
water, steam, telecommunications or cable services, or sewer services,
whether privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned.
C.
Permits
for the operation of such vehicles equipped with sirens or blue lights
shall be in writing and shall be issued and may be revoked by the
Chief of an organized Fire Department, organized Ambulance Association,
Rescue Squad, or the State Highways and Transportation Commission
and no person shall use or display a siren or blue lights on a motor
vehicle, fire, ambulance, or rescue equipment without a valid permit
authorizing the use. A permit to use a siren or lights as heretofore
set out does not relieve the operator of the vehicle so equipped with
complying with all other traffic laws and regulations. Violation of
this Section constitutes an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.080; Code 1985,
§ 76.135; CC 1990 § 14-407]
The driver of a vehicle involved
in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total
property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more to one (1) person shall immediately by the quickest means
of communication give notice of such accident to the Police Department
if such accident occurs within the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.090; Code 1985,
§ 76.140; CC 1990 § 14-408]
The driver of a vehicle which is
in any manner involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to
or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent
of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more to one (1) person shall,
within five (5) days after such accident, forward a written report
of such accident to the Police Department. The provisions of this
Section shall not be applicable when the accident has been investigated
at the scene by a Police Officer while such driver was present thereat.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.100; Code 1985,
§ 76.145; CC 1990 § 14-409]
A.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 310.080 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 of a vehicle is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required in Section 310.090 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall within five (5) days after the accident make such report not made by the driver.
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1996 § 310.110, Public Inspection
Of Reports Relating To Accidents, was repealed in the Statutes in
2002 by House Bills 1270 and 2032, § A.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.120]
A.
A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of an accident
when:
1.
Being the operator of a vehicle or a vessel involved in an accident
resulting in injury or death or damage to property of another person;
and
2.
Having knowledge of such accident he or she leaves the place of the
injury, damage or accident without stopping and giving the following
information to the other party or to a Law Enforcement Officer, or
if no Law Enforcement Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest
law enforcement agency:
B.
For the purposes of this Section, all Law Enforcement Officers shall
have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the
premises of any privately owned property for the purpose of investigating
an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
C.
A Law
Enforcement Officer who investigates or receives information of an
accident involving an all-terrain vehicle and also involving the loss
of life or serious physical injury shall make a written report of
the investigation or information received and such additional facts
relating to the accident as may come to his or her knowledge, mail
the information to the Department of Public Safety, and keep a record
thereof in his or her office.
D.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to the operation of all-terrain
vehicles when property damage is sustained in sanctioned all-terrain
vehicle races, derbies and rallies.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony
under State law.
[R.O. 1996 § 311.060; Ord. No. 2154 § 2,
5-16-2011]
A.
Driving
Tow Vehicle To Scene Of Accident Prohibited; Exception. No person
may drive a tow vehicle, licensed or unlicensed, to the scene of an
accident on the streets of the City unless the person has been called
to the scene by the Police, Police Dispatcher or by the owner or operator
(or person asked by them to call) of a vehicle disabled in the accident.
B.
Soliciting
Tow Service Business At Scene Of Accident Prohibited, Presence At
Scene As Evidence Of Violation. No person may solicit in any manner,
directly or indirectly, on the streets of the City, the business of
towing a vehicle which is wrecked or disabled on a street, regardless
of whether the solicitation is for the purpose of soliciting the business
of towing, removing, repairing, wrecking, storing, trading or purchasing
the vehicle. Proof of the presence of a person in the tow service
business or the presence of a tow service vehicle owned or operated
by a person engaged in the tow services business, either as owner,
operator, employee or agents, on a street in the City, stopped at
the scene of an accident which was not involved in the accident and
whose driver or occupants were not witnesses to the accident and which
has not been called to the scene by the Police, Police Dispatcher,
or by the owner or operator (or person asked by them to call) of the
vehicle within one (1) hour after the happening of an accident is
prima facie evidence of a solicitation in violation of this Section.
C.
Penalties.
Any person violating a provision of this Section shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for each violation or imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.