No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department official.
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.
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 19-2254, 4-1-2019]
A. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized 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 (300) feet to the front of such vehicle or a flashing blue light authorized by Section
310.080 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 authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a Police or Traffic Officer.
B. Upon
approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle displaying lighted
red or red and blue lights, or a stationary vehicle owned by the State
Highways and Transportation Commission and operated by an authorized
employee of the Department of Transportation 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. 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.
D. No
person shall purchase an emergency light as described in this Chapter
without furnishing the seller of such light an affidavit stating that
the light will be used exclusively for authorized emergency vehicle
purposes.
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 304.022, RSMo., 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 while using or displaying thereon
fixed, flashing or rotating blue lights, but sirens and blue lights
shall be used only in bona fide emergencies. 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 or rescue squad and
no person shall use or display a siren or rotating blue lights on
a motor vehicle, fire, ambulance or rescue equipment without a valid
permit authorizing the use. 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.
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident within the City
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 give, or cause to be given, notice of such accident
to the Police Department as soon as reasonably possible.
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.