[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.075)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department Official.
(RSMo. § 300.080)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.085)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.090)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.095)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.100)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981; Ord. No. 2007-03-12-2005 § 1, 3-12-2007]
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:
1.
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.
C. 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.
D. An "emergency vehicle" is a vehicle of any of the following types:
1.
A vehicle operated by the State Highway Patrol, the State Water
Patrol, the Missouri Capitol Police or a State Park Ranger, those
vehicles operated by enforcement personnel of the State Highways and
Transportation Commission, Police or Fire Department, Sheriff, Constable
or Deputy Sheriff, Federal Law Enforcement Officer authorized to carry
firearms and to make arrests for violations of the laws of the United
States, traffic officer or Coroner or by a privately owned emergency
vehicle company;
2.
A vehicle operated as an ambulance or operated commercially
for the purpose of transporting emergency medical supplies or organs;
3.
Any vehicle Qualifying as an emergency vehicle pursuant to Section
307.175, RSMo.;
4.
Any wrecker or tow truck or a vehicle owned and operated by
a public utility or public service corporation while performing emergency
service;
5.
Any vehicle transporting equipment designed to extricate human
beings from the wreckage of a motor vehicle;
6.
Any vehicle designated to perform emergency functions for a
civil defense or emergency management agency established pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 44, RSMo.;
7.
Any vehicle operated by an authorized employee of the Department
of Corrections who, as part of the employee's official duties,
is responding to a riot, disturbance, hostage incident, escape or
other critical situation where there is the threat of serious physical
injury or death, responding to mutual-aid call from another criminal
justice agency or in accompanying an ambulance which is transporting
an offender to a medical facility;
8.
Any vehicle designated to perform hazardous substance emergency
functions established pursuant to the provisions of Sections 260.500
to 260.550, RSMo. (RSMo. § 300.105)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.110)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. § 300.115)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
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A. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required 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. (RSMo. § 300.120)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
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. (RSMo. § 300.125)
[Ord. No. 2000-10-10-04 § 1, 11-7-2000]
A. Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated
or driven upon the streets and public right-of-ways of this City,
as expressly provided in Section 301.020, RSMo., shall annually file,
by mail or otherwise, with the office of the Director of Revenue,
an application for registration on blanks to be furnished by the Director
of Revenue for that purpose, which shall comply with the provisions
of Section 301.020, RSMo., Subsections (1) thru (5).
B. Any persons violating the provisions of this Section shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor and punished according to Section
300.030 of this Title.