No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department official.
[Ord. No. 2016.06 §1, 4-11-2016]
Every person propelling any pushcart by pedaling, riding an
animal, or driving an animal-drawn vehicle, upon a roadway, 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.
[Ord. No. 2005.11 §1, 6-13-2005; Ord.
No. 2014.05 §1, 4-14-2014; Ord. No. 2016.06 §2, 4-11-2016]
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 the rights and shall be subject to
all 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.
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 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.
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.