[Code 1980 §15-5; CC 1990 §15-5]
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.
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.
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.
[Code 1980 §15-28; CC 1990 §15-28]
No person shall ride or use a skateboard in the streets, roads
or highways or on the property of any shopping center located within
the City limits.
[Ord. No. 7135 §2, 3-4-2005; Ord. No. 7931 §1, 12-6-2012]
No person shall ride or use a motorized scooter in the streets,
roads, or highways except for motorized scooters with a cylinder capacity
of forty-nine (49) cubic centimeters provided they have operable headlights,
brake lights and turning signals, the operator possesses a valid driver's
license and current insurance, adheres to all traffic regulations
and wears a safety approved helmet.
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 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.
The motorman
of every streetcar shall immediately stop such car clear of any intersection
and keep it in such position until the emergency vehicle has passed,
except as otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer.
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 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.
E.
Authorized Emergency Vehicle Operation — Generally.
1.
The driver of any vehicle referred to in Subsection (D) of this Section 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 304.026,
RSMo.;
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 paragraph (2)
of this Subsection 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.
F.
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.
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 give, or cause to be given, notice of such accident
to the Police Department as soon as reasonably possible.
[Code 1980 §15-27; CC 1990 §15-85]
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.
[Code 1980 §15-27; CC 1990 §15-86]
A.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 310.070 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 310.080 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.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
