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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1553 Certain vehicles required to stop at railroad grade crossings; exceptions.

8-1553.
Certain vehicles required to stop at railroad grade crossings; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the driver of any vehicle described in rules and regulations issued pursuant to subsection (c), before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until such driver can do so safely. After stopping as required and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for manually changing gears while traversing such crossings and the driver shall not manually shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
(b) This section shall not apply at:
(1) Any railroad grade crossing at which traffic is controlled by a police officer or human flagman;
(2) any railroad grade crossing at which traffic is controlled by a functioning highway traffic signal transmitting a green indication which, under local law, permits a vehicle to proceed across the railroad tracks without slowing or stopping;
(3) any abandoned railroad grade crossing which is marked with a sign indicating that the rail line is abandoned;
(4) any industrial or spur line railroad grade crossing marked with a sign reading "Exempt." Such exempt signs shall be erected only by or with the consent of the appropriate state or local authority;
(5) a railroad grade crossing used exclusively for industrial switching purposes, within a business district defined in K.S.A. 8-1407, and amendments thereto.
(c) The secretary of transportation, in conjunction with the state corporation commission, shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary describing the vehicles which must comply with the stopping requirements of this section. Such rules and regulations shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the federal motor carrier safety regulations of the United States department of transportation.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1553; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 45; L. 1989, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 36, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1554 Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings; notice to railroad's station agent.

8-1554.
Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings; notice to railroad's station agent.
(a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten (10) or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half (1/2) inch per foot of the distance between any two (2) adjacent axles or in any event of less than nine (9) inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.
(b) Notice of any such intended crossing shall be given to a station agent of such railroad and a reasonable time be given to such railroad to provide proper protection at such crossing.
(c) Before making any such crossing, the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment shall first stop the same not less than fifteen (15) feet nor more than fifty (50) feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and while so stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.
(d) No such crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car. If a flagman is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under the direction of the flagman.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1554; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1555 Vehicle emerging from alley, building, private road or driveway.

8-1555.
Vehicle emerging from alley, building, private road or driveway.
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road or driveway within a business or residence district shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across such alley, building entrance, road or driveway, or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1555; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1556 Overtaking and passing school bus; actuation of visual signals by driver of bus, when; required school bus markings.

8-1556.
Overtaking and passing school bus; actuation of visual signals by driver of bus, when; required school bus markings.
(a) The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus stopped on the highway shall stop before reaching such school bus when there is in operation on the school bus the flashing red lights specified in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1730, and amendments thereto, and the driver shall not proceed until such school bus resumes motion or the flashing red lights and the stop signal arm are no longer actuated.
(b) Every school bus shall be equipped with red visual signals meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1730, and amendments thereto, which may be actuated by the driver of the school bus whenever but only whenever such vehicle is stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children. A school bus driver shall not actuate the special visual signals:
(1) At intersections or other places where traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals or police officers; or
(2) in designated school bus loading areas where the bus is entirely off the roadway.
(c) Every school bus shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing the words "school bus" in letters not less than eight inches in height.
When a school bus is being operated upon a highway for purposes other than the actual transportation of children either to or from school or to or from interschool or intraschool functions or activities, or for maintenance, repair or storage purposes all markings thereon indicating "school bus" shall be covered or concealed.
(d) The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway or when upon a controlled-access highway and the school bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
(e) The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions contained in K.S.A. 8-2009a, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1556; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 23; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 6; L. 1997, ch. 133, § 4; L. 2002, ch. 169, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1556a Passing church and day care program buses; use of signals.

8-1556a.
Passing church and day care program buses; use of signals.
(a) The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking from either direction any church bus or day care program bus stopped on the highway shall stop before reaching such church bus or day care program bus when there is in operation on said church bus or day care program bus the flashing red lights specified in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1730, and said driver shall not proceed until such church bus or day care program bus resumes motion or said driver is signaled by the church bus or day care program bus driver to proceed or the flashing red lights and stop signal arm, if any, are no longer actuated.
(b) If a church bus or day care program bus is equipped with visual signals permitted by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1730a, such signals may be actuated by the driver of said church bus or day care program bus only when such vehicle is stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers. A church bus or day care program bus driver shall not actuate said special visual signals: (1) At intersections or other places where traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals or police officers; or (2) in designated loading areas where the bus is entirely off the roadway.
(c) The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a church bus or day care program bus which is on a separate roadway or when upon a controlled-access highway and the church bus or day care program bus is stopped in a loading zone which is part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 40, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 43, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1557 Basic rule governing speed of vehicles.

8-1557.
Basic rule governing speed of vehicles.
No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person shall drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1557; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1558 Maximum speed limits.

8-1558. Maximum speed limits.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with K.S.A. 8-1557, and amendments thereto, the limits specified in this subsection or established as authorized by law shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall operate a vehicle at a speed in excess of such maximum limits:
(1) In any urban district, 30 miles per hour;
(2) on any separated multilane highway, as designated and posted by the secretary of transportation, 75 miles per hour;
(3) on any county or township highway, 55 miles per hour; and
(4) on all other highways, 65 miles per hour.
(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed in excess of the maximum speed limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for the operation of such district's school buses. The provisions of this subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from school, or functions or activities.
(c) The maximum speed limits in this section may be altered as authorized in K.S.A. 8-1559 and 8-1560, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1558; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 15, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 100, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 45, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1560a Wabaunsee county improvement district speed limits; how fixed; local authority status.

8-1560a.
Wabaunsee county improvement district speed limits; how fixed; local authority status.
(a) Whenever the governing body of any improvement district which is located adjacent to any park or recreation area within Wabaunsee county determines that the maximum speed prescribed by law is greater than is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist upon any highway or part of a highway located within such improvement district, the governing body, by resolution, may determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper and a copy thereof filed with the board of county commissioners of the county. Speed limits fixed pursuant to this section shall become effective only after appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the highway or part thereof affected.
(b) The authority of any improvement district to fix speed limits upon any highway or part thereof under the provisions of this section shall cease and terminate on the date which the county in which the district is located determines and declares and places in effect a county speed limit upon the same highway or part thereof.
(c) Violations of any speed limit fixed pursuant to this section shall be prosecuted in the district court of Wabaunsee county.
(d) For purposes of this section, the governing body of an improvement district specified in subsection (a), shall be deemed a "local authority" for purposes of K.S.A. 8-1432 and 8-1560, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1996, ch. 15, § 1; March 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1560b Maximum and minimum speed limits fixed by Kansas turnpike authority.

8-1560b.
Maximum and minimum speed limits fixed by Kansas turnpike authority.
Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1558, and amendments thereto, the Kansas turnpike authority, as defined in K.S.A. 68-2001, and amendments thereto, by resolution, may fix maximum and minimum speed limits for vehicles upon a highway or any part thereof under the authority's jurisdiction, which speed limits shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon such highway or any part thereof.
History: L. 1996, ch. 15, § 2; March 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1560c Certain violations of maximum speed limits not construed as moving traffic violations.

8-1560c. Certain violations of maximum speed limits not construed as moving traffic violations.
(a) Any conviction or forfeiture of bail or bond for violating a maximum posted or authorized speed limit of 30 miles per hour or more but not exceeding 54 miles per hour on any highway, by not more than six miles per hour, shall not be construed as a moving traffic violation for the purpose of K.S.A. 8-255, and amendments thereto.
(b) Any conviction or forfeiture of bail or bond for violating the maximum posted or authorized speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more but not exceeding 75 miles per hour on any highway, by not more than 10 miles per hour, shall not be construed as a moving traffic violation for the purpose of K.S.A. 8-255, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 15, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 220, § 9; L. 2001, ch. 184, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 181, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 45, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1560d Certain violations of maximum speed limits not public record; not to be considered for liability insurance.

8-1560d. Certain violations of maximum speed limits not public record; not to be considered for liability insurance.
Convictions for violating a maximum posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more but not exceeding 75 miles per hour, by not more than 10 miles per hour in excess of such maximum speed limit, or a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or more but not exceeding 54 miles per hour, by not more than six miles per hour in excess of such maximum speed limit, shall not be reported by the division and shall not be considered by any insurance company in determining the rate charged for any automobile liability insurance policy or whether to cancel any such policy under the provisions of subsection (4)(c)(7) of K.S.A. 40-277, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 15, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 220, § 10; L. 2001, ch. 184, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 181, § 8; L. 2011, ch. 45, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1560e Rural school zone speed limits.

8-1560e.
Rural school zone speed limits.
(a) The secretary of transportation shall work in conjunction with the board of education of any school district having a school located adjacent to a rural school zone to determine the appropriate maximum speed limit in and the appropriate signage for any such rural school zone.
(b) As used in this section, "rural school zone" means that portion of highway located outside of any city which provides entrances and exits to any school located adjacent to such highway.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 134, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1561 Minimum speed regulation.

8-1561.
Minimum speed regulation.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
(b) Whenever the secretary of transportation or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any highway or part of a highway impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the secretary or any such local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law and that limit shall be effective when posted upon appropriate fixed or variable signs.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1561; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 26; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1562 Special speed limitation on motor-driven cycles.

8-1562.
Special speed limitation on motor-driven cycles.
No person shall operate any motor-driven cycle at any time mentioned in K.S.A. 8-1703 at a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour unless such motor-driven cycle is equipped with a head lamp or lamps which are adequate to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of three hundred (300) feet ahead.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1562; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1563 Special speed limitations applicable to certain vehicles and portions of highways; powers of secretary and local authorities; violations, evidence of safe speed.

8-1563.
Special speed limitations applicable to certain vehicles and portions of highways; powers of secretary and local authorities; violations, evidence of safe speed.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle which is towing a house trailer at a speed greater than a maximum of fifty-five (55) miles per hour.
(b) No person shall drive any vehicle equipped with solid rubber tires at a speed greater than a maximum of ten (10) miles per hour.
(c) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when such structure is signposted as provided in this section.
(d) The secretary of transportation and local authorities on highways under their respective jurisdictions may conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it shall thereupon find that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this article, the secretary or local authority shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which such structure can safely withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained not less than one hundred (100) feet before each end of such structure.
(e) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this section, proof of said determination of the maximum speed by said secretary and the existence of said signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1563; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 12; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 27; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1564 Violations of speed limits; requirements for complaint, summons and notice to appear; effect of maximum speed limits in civil action.

8-1564.
Violations of speed limits; requirements for complaint, summons and notice to appear; effect of maximum speed limits in civil action.
(a) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this article, except charges of violations of K.S.A. 8-1557, the complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the speed limit applicable within the district or at the location.
(b) The provisions of this article declaring maximum speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1564; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 13; April 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1565 Racing on highways; misdemeanor.

8-1565.
Racing on highways; misdemeanor.
(a) No person shall drive any vehicle in any race, speed competition or contest, drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record, and no person shall in any manner participate in any such race, competition, contest, test or exhibition.
(b) As used in this section, "drag race" means the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to out-distance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course, from the same point to the same point, for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.
(c) As used in this section, "racing" means the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to out-gain, out-distance or prevent another vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles, or to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers over long distance driving routes.
(d) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1565; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 7; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1566 Reckless driving, penalties.

8-1566.
Reckless driving, penalties.
(a) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.
(b) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-2,142, violation of this section is a misdemeanor. Upon a first conviction of a violation of this section, a person shall be sentenced to not less than five days nor more than 90 days imprisonment or fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or both such fine and imprisonment. On a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of this section, a person shall be sentenced to not less than 10 days nor more than six months imprisonment, or fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 or both such fine and imprisonment.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1566; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 8; L. 1989, ch. 38, § 41; January 1, 1991.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1569 Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district.

8-1569.
Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district.
(a) Outside a business or residence district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off the roadway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of two hundred (200) feet in each direction upon such highway.
(b) This section, K.S.A. 8-1571 and K.S.A. 8-1572 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in such position.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1569; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1570 Authority of police officer to remove vehicle in violation of K.S.A. 8-1569 from highway.

8-1570.
Authority of police officer to remove vehicle in violation of K.S.A. 8-1569 from highway.
(a) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1569, such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the roadway.
(b) Any police officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any highway, bridge, causeway, or in any tunnel, in such position or under such circumstances as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic.
(c) Any police officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found upon a highway when:
(1) Report has been made that such vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner;
(2) The person or persons in charge of such vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal; or
(3) When the person driving or in control of such vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a judge of the district court without unnecessary delay.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1570; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 31; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1571 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.

8-1571.
Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.
(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:
(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(i) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(ii) On a sidewalk;
(iii) Within an intersection;
(iv) On a crosswalk;
(v) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
(vi) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(vii) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
(viii) On any railroad tracks;
(ix) On any controlled-access highway;
(x) In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers; or
(xi) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
(2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(i) In front of a public or private driveway;
(ii) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
(iii) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(iv) Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(v) Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance, when properly signposted; or
(vi) At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
(3) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:
(i) Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
(ii) At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
(b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1571; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1572 Additional parking regulations; powers of secretary and local authorities.

8-1572.
Additional parking regulations; powers of secretary and local authorities.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.
(b) Except when otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.
(c) Local authorities may permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal-aid or state highway, unless the secretary of transportation has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(d) The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the secretary's jurisdiction may place official traffic-control devices prohibiting, limiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, in the secretary's opinion, such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions indicated by such devices.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1572; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 28; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1573 Unattended motor vehicle.

8-1573.
Unattended motor vehicle.
(a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
(b) For the purpose of this section, unattended shall not be construed to mean a motor vehicle with an engine that has been activated by a remote starter system, when the motor vehicle is locked and when the ignition keys are not in the motor vehicle.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1573; L. 2003, ch. 56, § 1; April 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1574 Limitations on backing vehicle.

8-1574.
Limitations on backing vehicle.
(a) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(b) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1574; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1575 Driving upon sidewalk.

8-1575.
Driving upon sidewalk.
No person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1575; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1576 Driving vehicle prohibited when driver's view or driving mechanism obstructed.

8-1576.
Driving vehicle prohibited when driver's view or driving mechanism obstructed.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three (3), as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1576; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1577 Opening and closing vehicle doors.

8-1577.
Opening and closing vehicle doors.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1577; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1578 Riding in house trailer or mobile or manufactured home prohibited.

8-1578.
Riding in house trailer or mobile or manufactured home prohibited.
No person or persons shall occupy a house trailer, manufactured home, as defined in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 58-4202, or mobile home, as defined in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 58-4202 while it is being moved upon a public highway.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1578; L. 1991, ch. 33, § 46; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1578a Riding on vehicle prohibited, when; exceptions.

8-1578a.
Riding on vehicle prohibited, when; exceptions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 14 years to ride on any vehicle or upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to allow any person under the age of 14 years to ride on any vehicle or upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion.
(c) This section shall not apply to:
(1) An employee under the age of 14 years engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's duty within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise or cargo; or
(2) when the vehicle is being operated in parades, caravans or exhibitions which are officially authorized or otherwise permitted by law.
(d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only when a vehicle is being operated within the corporate limits of a city or on the state highway system.
History:
L. 1992, ch. 317, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1579 Driving in defiles or canyons or on steep grades.

8-1579.
Driving in defiles or canyons or on steep grades.
The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on highways with steep grades shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the roadway as reasonably possible and, except when driving entirely to the right of the center of the roadway, shall give audible warning with the horn of such motor vehicle upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a distance of two hundred (200) feet along the highway.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1579; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1580 Coasting prohibited.

8-1580.
Coasting prohibited.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of a truck or bus when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1580; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1581 Following fire apparatus prohibited.

8-1581.
Following fire apparatus prohibited.
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred (500) feet or stop such vehicle within five hundred (500) feet of any fire apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1581; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1582 Driving over fire hose prohibited.

8-1582.
Driving over fire hose prohibited.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1582; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1583 Putting glass, etc., on highway prohibited.

8-1583.
Putting glass, etc., on highway prohibited.
(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such highway.
(b) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
(c) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1583; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1584 Restrictions on driving into intersection or crosswalk or onto railroad grade crossing.

8-1584.
Restrictions on driving into intersection or crosswalk or onto railroad grade crossing.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, pedestrians or railroad trains notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1584; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1585 Limitations on operation of snowmobile.

8-1585.
Limitations on operation of snowmobile.
No person shall operate a snowmobile on any controlled-access highway. No person shall operate a snowmobile on any other highway, except when crossing the highway at a right angle, or when use of the highway by other motor vehicles is impossible because of snow, or when such operation is authorized by the authority having jurisdiction over the highway.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1585; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1586 Unlawful acts; application of regulations.

8-1586.
Unlawful acts; application of regulations.
(a) Violation of any provision of K.S.A. 8-1587 to 8-1592, inclusive, and amendments thereto, is a traffic infraction.
(b) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1587 to 8-1592, inclusive.
(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 8-1587 to 8-1592, inclusive, which are applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1586; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 14; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 10; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1587 Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.

8-1587.
Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this act, except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 8-1586 to 8-1592, inclusive, and except as to those provisions of this act which by their nature can have no application.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1587; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 15; April 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1588 Riding on bicycles.

8-1588.
Riding on bicycles.
(a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(b) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1588; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1589 Same; clinging to other vehicles prohibited.

8-1589.
Same; clinging to other vehicles prohibited.
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same, himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1589; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1590 Riding on bicycles or mopeds; riding on roadways and bicycle paths.

8-1590.
Riding on bicycles or mopeds; riding on roadways and bicycle paths.
(a) Every person operating a bicycle or a moped upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except under any of the following situations when: (1) Overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction; (2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway; or (3) reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving bicycles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or narrow width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand edge of the roadway.
(b) Any person operating a bicycle or a moped upon a one-way highway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near to the left side of the roadway as practicable.
(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(d) Wherever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.
(e) For purposes of this section, "narrow width lane" means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1590; L. 1995, ch. 188, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1591 Same; carrying articles.

8-1591.
Same; carrying articles.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handlebars.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1591; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1592 Lamps, brakes and other equipment on bicycles.

8-1592. Lamps, brakes and other equipment on bicycles.
(a) Every bicycle when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and either: (1) A red reflector on the rear which shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle; (2) a lamp on the rear that shall emit a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear; or (3) the operator of such bicycle shall be wearing a device that emits a red or amber light that shall be visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
(b) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(c) No person shall sell a pedal for use on a bicycle, unless such pedal is equipped with a reflector which is visible from the front and rear of the bicycle to which it is attached during darkness from a distance of 200 feet, and no person shall sell a new bicycle, unless it is equipped with pedals meeting the requirements of this subsection.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1592; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 29; L. 2017, ch. 48, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1592a Application of K.S.A. 8-1586 through 8-1592 to motorized bicycles.

8-1592a.
Application of K.S.A. 8-1586 through 8-1592 to motorized bicycles.
The provisions of K.S.A. 8-1586 to 8-1592, inclusive, shall be applicable to motorized bicycles, and every person operating a motorized bicycle shall be subject to the provisions thereof.
History: L. 1976, ch. 42, § 6; January 1, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1593 Rights and duties of persons riding motorcycles.

8-1593.
Rights and duties of persons riding motorcycles.
Every person operating a motorcycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this act, except as provided in K.S.A. 8-1594 to 8-1598, inclusive, of this article and except as to those provisions of this act which by their nature can have no application.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1593; July 1.