[R.O. 1991 § 310.010; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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 there at or in the immediate vicinity.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.020; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
No person shall knowingly fail or
refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a Police Officer
or Fire Department official.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.030; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.040; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.050; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.060; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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 siren or while having at
least one (1) lighted lamp exhibiting a 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.
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.065; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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 by the Division of Motor Carrier
and Railroad Safety of the Department of Economic Development, 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.
Responsibilities Of Driver Of Emergency
Vehicle — Exception.
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 herein granted to
an emergency vehicle 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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.070; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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 an 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.
3.
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.080; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.090; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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.
[R.O. 1991 § 310.100; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
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 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.
