"Pedestrian" defined

K.S.A. 8-1446, under UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; DEFINITIONS.

K.S.A. 8-1446

8-1446. "Pedestrian" defined. "Pedestrian" means: (a) Any person afoot; (b) any person in a wheelchair, either manually or mechanically propelled, or other low powered, mechanically propelled vehicle designed specifically for use by a physically disabled person; or (c) any person using an electric personal assistive mobility device. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1446; L. 1992, ch. 166, § 3; L. 2002, ch. 16, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section not in effect on date of accident; no reversible error in instructions; damage award affirmed. Chance v. Scroggins, 3 Kan. App. 2d 11, 13, 588 P.2d 479. 2. No error in instructing that pedestrians in roadway required to yield to vehicles. Reeve v. McBrearety, 8 Kan. App. 2d 419, 420, 660 P.2d 75 (1983). 3. Use of bicycles and other human-powered conveyances on sidewalks examined. Schallenberger v. Rudd, 244 Kan. 230, 233, 767 P.2d 841 (1989). 4. A bicyclist is not a pedestrian. Kendrick v. Manda, 38 Kan. App. 2d 864, 868, 174 P.3d 432 (2008).