Same; crossing roadway at location other than crosswalk

K.S.A. 8-1534, under UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD.

K.S.A. 8-1534

8-1534. Same; crossing roadway at location other than crosswalk. (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. (d) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1534; July 1. Source or prior law: 8-557(a) through (d). Cross References to Related Sections: Duty of a driver of a vehicle to yield to a pedestrian not applicable under the conditions stated in subsection (b) of this section, see 8-1533(c). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. No error in instructing that pedestrians in roadway required to yield to vehicles. Reeve v. McBrearety, 8 Kan. App. 2d 419, 421, 660 P.2d 75 (1983).