[Ord. No. 259 §11, 7-7-1954]
A. 
The Mayor and Board of Alderpersons of this City, and the State Highway and Transportation Commission for State and Federal marked highways, or their legal agents, are hereby authorized:
1. 
To designate and establish speed, safety and hazard zones of such kind, character and number, and at such places as deemed warranted and necessary, and which will be of the greatest benefit to the general public.
2. 
To erect warning and informational signs or markings at a distance from certain locations which are deemed by them to be dangerous and hazardous, and such other informational signs deemed beneficial to the general public or as a warning to the general public.
3. 
To designate and mark lanes for traffic and no passing zones, as they are deemed warranted and beneficial to the general public, consistent with State laws and this Title.
4. 
To erect and place signs and markings establishing crossovers or crosswalks or prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway where in their opinion such stopping, standing and parking of any vehicle or obstruction would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Every person shall legally observe such signs and markings as authorized hereunder or by State law.
5. 
To designate, establish, and prescribe rules and regulations for the operation thereof of bus stops, loading and unloading zones and taxicab stands, and in such places and in such manner as they shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop, loading and unloading zone and taxicab stand shall be designated by appropriate signs. Every person shall legally observe the rules so authorized hereunder.
6. 
To prescribe rules and regulations for the vending, display or sale of merchandise and other wares or products upon any portion of the highways, streets and alleys in this City, and when signs and markings are placed depicting "No Vending" or words to that effect, every person shall legally observe such signs, markings, rules, regulation or regulations.
7. 
To designate, post and mark one-way roadways, rotary traffic islands, and City squares for one-way traffic to the right.
8. 
To designate certain highways, streets and alleys in this City as throughways or through streets and highways, and all traffic shall come to a complete stop before entering or crossing such when properly sign-posted and marked.
9. 
To establish necessary restricting islands at all corners of the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Route 5 and Moreau Avenue, and elsewhere as deemed necessary for erecting signs and regulating traffic flow.
[RSMo. §300.075]
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 street traffic laws of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street 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 a fire, may direct or assist the Police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
[RSMo. §300.080]
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department Official.
[RSMo. §300.085]
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.
[RSMo. §300.090]
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. This Section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by ordinance of the City.
[RSMo. §300.095]
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.
[RSMo. §300.100]
A. 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this Section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.
B. 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
1. 
Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this Title.
2. 
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
3. 
Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he/she does not endanger life or property;
4. 
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
C. 
The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any said 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 visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle.
D. 
The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his/her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
[RSMo. §300.105]
A. 
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the laws of this State, or of a Police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only:
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The driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a Police Officer;
2. 
Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, as above stated, the motorman of every streetcar shall immediately stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a Police Officer.
B. 
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.
[RSMo. §300.110]
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.
[RSMo. §300.115]
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.
[RSMo. §300.120]
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 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.
[RSMo. §300.125]
A. 
All written reports made by persons involved in accidents or by garages shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the Police Department or other Governmental Agencies having use for the records for accident prevention purposes, except that the Police Department or other Governmental Agency may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his/her presence at such accident.
B. 
No written reports forwarded under the provisions of this Section shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal arising out of an accident except that the Police Department shall furnish upon demand of any party to such trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department in compliance with law, and if such report has been made, the date, time and location of the accident, the names and addresses of the drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved, and the investigating Officers.
[Ord. No. 555 §§1-3, 9-9-1991]
A. 
A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident when being the operator or driver of a motor vehicle upon the streets, highways, alleys, public commons, public or private parking lots, parking facilities within the City of Tipton, Missouri, 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 purpose of this Section, all Police Officers shall have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
C. 
Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be subject to paying a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by confinement in the City Jail for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or by any combination of both fine and imprisonment.