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 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.
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.
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 310.080 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 emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer.
B.
Upon
approaching a stationary vehicle displaying lighted red or red and
blue lights, or a stationary vehicle 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.
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.
E.
Violation
of this Section shall be deemed an ordinance violation.
[Ord. No. 2004-02 §1, 3-2-2004]
A.
A person
operating a motor vehicle upon approaching a stationary emergency
vehicle displaying lighted red/blue lights will yield the right-of-way
by reducing its speed and proceeding with caution and/or change to
a lane of traffic away from the stationary emergency vehicle.
B.
Penalties for violations of this Section will be in accordance with Section 100.220(A) of this Code.
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.
d.
Vehicles and equipment owned, leased, or operated by a Coroner, Medical
Examiner, or Forensic Investigator of the County Medical Examiner's
Office or a similar entity, when responding to a crime scene, motor
vehicle accident, workplace accident, or any location at which the
services of such professionals have been requested by a Law Enforcement
Officer.
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 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.
A.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 310.090 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 310.100 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 an accident when:
1.
Being the operator of a vehicle or a vessel involved in an accident
resulting in injury or death or damage to property of another person;
and
2.
Having knowledge of such accident he or she leaves the place of the
injury, damage or accident without stopping and giving the following
information to the other party or to a Law Enforcement Officer, or
if no Law Enforcement Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest
law enforcement agency:
B.
For
the purposes of this Section, all Law Enforcement Officers shall have
jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises
of any privately owned property for the purpose of investigating an
accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
C.
A Law
Enforcement Officer who investigates or receives information of an
accident involving an all-terrain vehicle and also involving the loss
of life or serious physical injury shall make a written report of
the investigation or information received and such additional facts
relating to the accident as may come to his or her knowledge, mail
the information to the Department of Public Safety, and keep a record
thereof in his or her office.
D.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to the operation of all-terrain
vehicles when property damage is sustained in sanctioned all-terrain
vehicle races, derbies and rallies.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
[Ord. No. 2009-004 §1, 10-6-2009]
A.
No
owner of a tow vehicle or tow vehicle operator shall:
1.
Stop, stand, or park a tow vehicle at a location where an accident
has occurred to solicit business unless:
a.
The owner of a tow vehicle or tow vehicle operator has been requested
by the Police Officer in charge at the location where an accident
has occurred; or
b.
The owner of a tow vehicle or tow operator has been requested by
one (1) of the operators, owner, or agent of the vehicle involved
in the accident; or
c.
The owner of a tow vehicle or tow operator has been requested by
the dispatcher of the Police Officer in charge at the location where
an accident has occurred.
2.
Remain at a location where an accident has occurred after being directed
to leave by a Police Officer.
3.
Fail to provide any Police Officer, upon request at the location
where an accident has occurred, with the name and phone number of
the person requesting the tow truck operator, or the Police Officer's
name and badge number requesting the tow truck operator or the dispatcher's
name and serial number requesting the tow truck operator.
B.
Failure
by the owner of a tow vehicle or tow vehicle operator to provide the
Police Officer's name and badge number, or the Police Officer's dispatcher's
name and serial number or the name and phone number of the operator
of the vehicle involved in the accident requesting the tow truck operator
to be present at the scene of the accident to any Police Officer shall
be prima facie evidence that the owner of the tow vehicle or the tow
vehicle operator had not been requested to stop, stand, or park a
tow vehicle at a location where an accident occurred.
C.
No
person shall, while at the scene of a fire or traffic accident, solicit
any person for the purpose of procuring towing business or authorization
or for an agreement for hire or for a fee to tow, lift, extract, or
push any vehicle, nor any engine starting, nor any roll back pickup
or recovery, nor transportation of any vehicle.
D.
The
Sections, paragraphs, clauses, and phrases of the ordinance are severable
and if any portion of the ordinance is declared unlawful by any valid
judgment, decree, or court of competent jurisdiction, such ruling
shall not effect any of remaining Sections, paragraphs, phrases, clauses
of the ordinance and all provisions of the ordinance not specifically
declared to be unlawful shall remain in full force and effect.
E.
This
Section overrides any conflicting provisions or regulations within
the Municipal Code of the City of Northmoor, Missouri.