STATE STATUTES & CODES

KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

Article 15 UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD

• 8-1501. Application of sections in article 15.
• 8-1502
• 8-1503. Required obedience to lawful order of police officer or fireman; misdemeanor.
• 8-1504. Rights and duties of person riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle.
• 8-1505. Application of traffic laws to highway construction or maintenance operations.
• 8-1506. Authorized emergency vehicles; rights, duties and liability of drivers thereof.
• 8-1507. Official traffic-control devices; required obedience; placement; presumptions.
• 8-1508. Traffic-control signal legend.
• 8-1509. Pedestrian control signals.
• 8-1510. Flashing traffic signals.
• 8-1511. Lane-direction-control signals.
• 8-1512. Placement, maintenance or display of unauthorized signs, signals, markings or devices.
• 8-1513. Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals; misdemeanor.
• 8-1514. Driving on right side of roadway required; exceptions.
• 8-1515. Overtaking and passing; vehicles proceeding in opposite directions.
• 8-1516. Same; vehicles proceeding in same direction.
• 8-1517. Same; when passing on the right permitted.
• 8-1518. Same; limitations on passing on the left.
• 8-1519. Driving on left side of roadway prohibited; exceptions.
• 8-1520. No-passing zones; designation by secretary of transportation or local authorities; duties of drivers.
• 8-1520a. Unlawful passing of stopped emergency vehicle or authorized vehicle engaged in highway construction.
• 8-1521. One-way highways, roadways or traffic lanes; designation by secretary of transportation or local authorities; duties of drivers; rotary traffic islands.
• 8-1522. Driving on roadways laned for traffic; driving in right lane required; exceptions.
• 8-1523. Following another vehicle too closely.
• 8-1524. Driving limitations on divided highways and controlled-access highways; certain turns prohibited; parking prohibited, when.
• 8-1525. Regulation and restrictions on use of controlled-access highways and facilities; misdemeanor.
• 8-1526. Right-of-way; approaching or entering intersection.
• 8-1527. Same; turning left.
• 8-1528. Stop signs and yield signs; duties of drivers.
• 8-1529. Vehicle entering or crossing roadway.
• 8-1530. Duty of driver upon approach of authorized emergency vehicle.
• 8-1531. Highway construction or maintenance operations; duty of driver.
• 8-1531a. Road construction zone, failing to comply with traffic regulations in.
• 8-1532. Pedestrians; obedience to official traffic-control devices required.
• 8-1533. Same; right-of-way at crosswalks; interference with vehicular traffic; duties of drivers.
• 8-1534. Same; crossing roadway at location other than crosswalk.
• 8-1535. Same; drivers to exercise due care.
• 8-1536. Same; movement in crosswalk.
• 8-1537. Same; use of roadways.
• 8-1538. Soliciting rides, business or contributions; exception.
• 8-1539. Driving through safety zone prohibited.
• 8-1540. Pedestrians' right-of-way on sidewalks.
• 8-1541. Pedestrians must yield right-of-way to authorized emergency vehicle.
• 8-1542. Blind pedestrian's right-of-way.
• 8-1543. Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or drugs; misdemeanor.
• 8-1544. Obedience of pedestrian to bridge and railroad signals required.
• 8-1545. Required position and method of turning vehicles.
• 8-1546. Limitations on "U" turns.
• 8-1547. Starting parked vehicle.
• 8-1548. Turning movements and required signals.
• 8-1549. Methods of giving notice of intention to turn.
• 8-1550. Same; hand and arm signals.
• 8-1551. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train.
• 8-1552. Designation of dangerous railroad grade crossings; vehicles required to stop, when.
• 8-1553. Certain vehicles required to stop at railroad grade crossings; exceptions.
• 8-1554. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings; notice to railroad's station agent.
• 8-1555. Vehicle emerging from alley, building, private road or dirveway.
• 8-1556. Overtaking and passing school bus; actuation of visual signals by driver of bus, when; required school bus markings.
• 8-1556a. Passing church and day care program buses; use of signals.
• 8-1557. Basic rule governing speed of vehicles.
• 8-1558. Maximum speed limits.
• 8-1559. Alteration of maximum speed limits; establishing speed limits in road construction zones; powers of secretary of transportation.
• 8-1560. Alteration of maximum speed limits; powers of local authorities, limitations and restrictions; establishing speed limits in road construction zones.
• 8-1560a. Wabaunsee county improvement district speed limits; how fixed; local authority status.
• 8-1560b. Maximum and minimum speed limits fixed by Kansas turnpike authority.
• 8-1560c. Certain violations of maximum speed limits not construed as moving traffic violations.
• 8-1560d. Certain violations of maximum speed limits not public record; not to be considered for liability insurance.
• 8-1560e. Rural school zone speed limits.
• 8-1561. Minimum speed regulation.
• 8-1562. Special speed limitation on motor-driven cycles.
• 8-1563. Special speed limitations applicable to certain vehicles and portions of highways; powers of secretary and local authorities; violations, evidence of safe speed.
• 8-1564. Violations of speed limits; requirements for complaint, summons and notice to appear; effect of maximum speed limits in civil action.
• 8-1565. Racing on highways; misdemeanor.
• 8-1566. Reckless driving, penalties.
• 8-1567. Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; blood alcohol concentration; penalties. [See Revisor's Note]
• 8-1567a. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs by any person less than 21 years of age; blood alcohol concentration; penalties.
• 8-1567b
• 8-1568. Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; penalties.
• 8-1569. Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district.
• 8-1570. Authority of police officer to remove vehicle in violation of 8-1569 from highway.
• 8-1571. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.
• 8-1572. Additional parking regulations; powers of secretary and local authorities.
• 8-1572a
• 8-1573. Unattended motor vehicle.
• 8-1574. Limitations on backing vehicle.
• 8-1575. Driving upon sidewalk.
• 8-1576. Driving vehicle prohibited when driver's view or driving mechanism obstructed.
• 8-1577. Opening and closing vehicle doors.
• 8-1578. Riding in house trailer or mobile or manufactured home prohibited.
• 8-1578a. Riding on vehicle prohibited, when; exceptions.
• 8-1579. Driving in defiles or canyons or on steep grades.
• 8-1580. Coasting prohibited.
• 8-1581. Following fire apparatus prohibited.
• 8-1582. Driving over fire hose prohibited.
• 8-1583. Putting glass, etc., on highway prohibited.
• 8-1584. Restrictions on driving into intersection or crosswalk or onto railroad grade crossing.
• 8-1585. Limitations on operation of snowmobile.
• 8-1586. Unlawful acts; application of regulations.
• 8-1587. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
• 8-1588. Riding on bicycles.
• 8-1589. Same; clinging to other vehicles prohibited.
• 8-1590. Riding on bicycles or mopeds; riding on roadways and bicycle paths.
• 8-1591. Same; carrying articles.
• 8-1592. Lamps, brakes and other equipment on bicycles.
• 8-1592a. Application of 8-1586 to 8-1592 to motorized bicycles.
• 8-1592b. Electric-assisted bicycles; traffic law application; no registration or driver's license required.
• 8-1593. Rights and duties of persons riding motorcycles.
• 8-1594. Operation of motorcycles.
• 8-1595. Same; roadways laned for traffic.
• 8-1596. Same; clinging to other vehicles prohibited.
• 8-1597. Same; equipment on motorcycles for passengers.
• 8-1598. Operation of motorcycles; equipment required for operators and riders.
• 8-1599. Transportation of liquor in opened containers unlawful; exceptions; penalty; report of prior convictions; city or county not prohibited from enacting comparable ordinance or resolution, requir
• 8-15,100. Operation of all-terrain vehicles; where; when; exceptions.
• 8-15,101. Unlawful operation of low-speed vehicle.
• 8-15,102. Littering.
• 8-15,103. Failure to obey school crossing guard.
• 8-15,104. School crossing guards; appointment; training; limitations.
• 8-15,105
• 8-15,106. Operation of micro utility trucks; where; when.
• 8-15,107. Removal of vehicles obstructing traffic; requirements.
• 8-15,108. Operation of golf cart; where; when.
• 8-15,109. Operation of work-site utility vehicle; where; when.

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