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 traffic laws of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to 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 an incident, may direct or assist the Police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
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.
[Ord. No. 2.526 §§1 — 3, 12-8-1986]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to play in, roller skate on, ride tricycles or ride skateboards on the public streets of the City.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for the parent or guardian of any unemancipated minor under seventeen (17) years of age to knowingly permit or condone such unemancipated minor to play in, roller skate on, ride tricycles on or ride skateboards on the streets of the City.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for the parent or guardian of any unemancipated minor under seventeen (17) years of age to knowingly permit or condone such unemancipated minor to play in, roller skate on, ride bicycles on, ride tricycles on or ride skateboards on the sidewalks located in the City, referred to hereafter:
1. 
On the sidewalks along Main Street from the intersection of Spring Street and Main Street south to the southerly City limits of the City of Weston, Missouri.
2. 
On the sidewalks along Market Street from the intersection of Main Street and Market Street west to the intersection of Market Street and Blackhawk Street.
3. 
On the sidewalks along Blackhawk Street from the intersection of Market Street and Blackhawk Street north to the intersection of Blackhawk Street and Thomas Street.
4. 
On the sidewalks along Thomas Street from the intersection of Thomas Street and Blackhawk Street east to the intersection of Main Street and Thomas Street.
D. 
The members of the Police Department of the City are directed to issue a warning ticket to every person who violates this Section or every parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor who violates the provisions of this Section for the first (1st) offense. Thereafter, for the second (2nd) and further offenses, violators shall be summoned to court and subject to the penalty provisions hereof.
E. 
The parent or guardian of any unemancipated minor who violates the provisions of this Section after receiving a warning ticket for the first (1st) violation of this Section shall for the second (2nd) offense be presumed to have knowingly permitted or condoned such unemancipated minor to violate the provisions of this Section.
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.
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 emergency vehicle displaying lighted red or red and blue 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.
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. 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.
[Ord. No. 2.584 §2, 8-11-2008]
A. 
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident within this City resulting in the death of or injury to any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible and shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he/she has fulfilled all the requirements of this Section and ordinance.
B. 
The driver of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the death of or injury to any person shall give his/her name, address, the registration number of the vehicle he/she is driving, insurance information and phone number and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his/her license or permit to drive to any person injured in such accident and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the carrying of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person.
C. 
The driver of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the death of or injury to any person shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the Police Department and give the Police such information as they shall require and remain at the scene until authorized to proceed by the Police.
[Ord. No. 2.584 §3, 8-11-2008]
A. 
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident within this City resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible and shall forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of such accident until he/she has fulfilled all the requirements of this Section and ordinance.
B. 
The driver of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person shall give his/her name, address, the registration number of the vehicle he/she is driving, insurance information and phone number and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his/her license or permit to drive to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in such accident.
C. 
The driver of any such vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person, when the damage to the property is to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the Police Department and give the Police such information as they shall require and shall remain at the scene until authorized to proceed by the Police.
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.
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 highways, streets or roads of the City or on any publicly or privately owned parking lot or parking facility within the City 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 such privately owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
[Ord. No. 2.584 §4, 8-11-2008]
The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in an accident within this City with any vehicle or other property which is unattended resulting in any damage to such other vehicle or property shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle or other property of his/her name, address, the registration number of the vehicle he/she is driving, insurance information and phone number or shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or other property a written notice giving his/her name, address and the registration number of the vehicle he/she is driving, insurance information and phone number and shall, without unnecessary delay, notify the nearest law enforcement agency.