[R.O. 1997 § 310.010; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 310.020; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 310.030; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
Every person propelling any push
cart 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. 1997 § 310.040; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 310.050; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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 said driver to violate any of the provisions
of this Title, except as otherwise permitted in this Title.
[R.O. 1997 § 310.060; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
A.
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle,
when responding to an emergency call or when in the 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 authorized 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; and/or
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 said 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 visible under
normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500)
feet to the front of such vehicle.
D.
The foregoing provisions shall not relieve
the driver of an authorized 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.
E.
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.
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 offense.
[R.O. 1997 § 310.070; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
A.
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting
the requirements of the laws of this State, or of a Police vehicle
properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only:
1.
The driver of every other vehicle
shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position
parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb
of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain
in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed,
except when otherwise directed by a Police Officer;
B.
This Section shall not operate to relieve
the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive
with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
[R.O. 1997 § 310.080; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 310.090; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 310.100; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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 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.
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Editor's Note: R.O. 1997 § 310.110, Public Inspection
of Reports Relating to Accidents, was repealed by the City during
the 2019 recodification project. The authorizing Statute, former § 300.125,
RSMo., was repealed without replacement by HB 1270 and 2032 in the
2002 Legislative Session.
[R.O. 1997 § 310.120; Ord. No. 479 § 1, 11-23-1998]
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.
C.
For the purposes of this Section, "motor
vehicle" shall include all-terrain vehicles.
