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, skateboards 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.
[Ord. No. 1329 §§1 —
2, 6-14-1988; Ord. No.
2009 §§1 — 2, 12-13-2005]
A. Definitions. As used in this Chapter, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
MOTORIZED PLAY VEHICLE
Includes mini-motorcycles, pocket bikes and any other vehicle
that is capable of transporting a person or persons at a speed in
excess of five (5) miles per hour; that is self-propelled by a motor
or engine; and that is not otherwise defined by Missouri Statutes
or the Eldon City Code as a motor vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle or
motorized bicycle.
VEHICLE
Any mechanical device on wheels designed primarily for use
or used on highways, except motorized bicycles, motorized scooters,
motorized play vehicles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or
human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks,
cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons.
B. Use Of Coasters, Roller Skates And Similar Devices Restricted.
1. No person
shall operate or ride upon any skateboard or other self-propelled
device, excluding wheelchairs and other devices utilized by reason
of physical condition, upon sidewalks which are located within the
area bounded by Oak Street, North Street, Mill Street and Sixth Street
inclusive within the City.
2. No person
shall ride on or operate a motorized scooter or motorized play vehicle
upon any street, highway, roadway or sidewalk within the City or within
the boundaries of any City park.
3. It shall
be unlawful for any person to be upon bicycles, roller skates or skateboards
or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy, vehicle, motorized scooter,
motorized play vehicle or similar device while in or upon any portion
of any park premises unless specifically designated therefor; provided
however, this provision shall not apply to a show, exhibition, demonstration
or other activity which is a part of a special event being sponsored
on park premises, nor shall this provision apply to child-carrying
devices such as baby strollers, carriages or wagons or to a disabled
person, except bicycles can be ridden unless specifically prohibited.
[Ord. No. 1359 §1, 5-9-1989]
No person shall operate or ride upon any motorized vehicle,
bicycle, tricycle, skateboard, roller skates or similar device upon
any trail, tennis court, sidewalk or pavilion within the parks of
the City of Eldon.
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 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.