Cross Reference — As to restricted commercial vehicles
or truck use, sch. VI.
[CC 1970 §21-3]
No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department official.
[1]
State Law Reference—For similar provisions, §300.080,
RSMo.
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.
[CC 1970 §21-26; CC 1947 §11-50; Ord. No. 5267 §1, 8-13-1996; Ord. No. 5796 §1, 11-11-2003]
A.
As used
in this Section, "electric personal assistive mobility device
(EPAMD)" shall mean a self-balancing, two-non-tandem-wheeled
device designed to transport only one (1) person, with an electric
propulsion system with an average power of seven hundred fifty (750)
watts (one (1) horsepower), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface,
when powered solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an
operator who weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds, is less than
twenty (20) miles per hour. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age
shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device,
except for an operator with a mobility-related disability.
B.
It shall
be unlawful for any person upon a skateboard, electric personal assistive
mobility device, roller skates, in-line skates, coaster, sled, toy
vehicle or similar device to:
1.
Go upon
any roadway which has more than one (1) traffic lane running in the
same direction (including, but not limited to, Clayton Road, Brentwood
Boulevard, Forsyth Boulevard, Central Avenue, Big Bend Boulevard,
Maryland Avenue, Bemiston Avenue, Bonhomme Avenue, Carondelet Avenue
and Meramec Avenue), except while crossing a street in a crosswalk.
2.
Ride
in or upon any public property (other than sidewalks) or private property
of another, to include steps, staircases, ramps, banisters, courtyards,
fountains, foyers, plazas and other improved areas associated with
real property, without specific permission from the property owner
or an agent thereof.
3.
Ride
in or upon any school playground, parking garage or paved lot, if
the area has been posted to prohibit such devices or without specific
permission from the property owner or an agent thereof.
4.
Use
such devices in a crowd or during a public event, except that a person
with a demonstrable mobility-related disability may use an electric
personal assistive mobility device unless such use would pose a hazard
to public safety.
5.
To latch
onto a motor vehicle with the intent to secure a tow or ride.
C.
Skateboards, electric personal assistive mobility devices, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, toy vehicles, sleds and similar devices, etc., will be permitted on public sidewalks (other than as prohibited in Subsection (B)(4) above) provided that such devices are operated in a safe and prudent manner. In addition, those persons operating such devices shall be required to yield the right-of-way to any and all pedestrians who may be utilizing the same sidewalk.
D.
In the
event a person is operating a skateboard, electric personal assistive
mobility device, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, sleds, toy
vehicles or similar devices in contradiction to this Section and the
individual is seventeen (17) years of age or younger, responding Police
Officers may impound the item and retain possession of same until
such time as the parent or guardian of the violator shall appear at
the Police Department and claim the impounded device.
[CC 1970 §21-4; CC 1947 §11-5]
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the operator of
any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the U.S. Government,
this State, County or City and it shall be unlawful for any such operator
to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter.
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 307.175, RSMo., 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.
E.
Violation
of this Section shall be deemed an ordinance violation.
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.
