Chapter 8 — AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

8-1444. "Park" and "parking" defined. "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1444; July 1.…

8-1445. "Passenger car" defined. "Passenger car" means every motor vehicle, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, designed for carrying ten (10) passengers or less and used for the transportation of persons. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1445; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISL…

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…

8-1447. "Person" defined. "Person" means every natural person, firm, association, partnership or corporation. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1447; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 6; April 19. Attorney General's Opinions: Uniform act regulating traffic; powers of state and local authorities; pl…

8-1448. "Pneumatic tire" defined. "Pneumatic tire" means every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1448; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meet…

8-1449. "Pole trailer" defined. "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for t…

8-1450. "Police officer" defined. "Police officer" means every law enforcement officer, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5111, and amendments thereto, authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1450; L. …

8-1451. "Private road or driveway" defined. "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1…

8-1452. "Railroad" defined. "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated upon stationary rails. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1452; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings …

8-1453. "Railroad sign or signal" defined. "Railroad sign or signal" means any sign, signal or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train. History: L.…

8-1454. "Railroad train" defined. "Railroad train" means a steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1454; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived…

8-1455. "Registration" defined. "Registration" means the registration certificate or certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of vehicles. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1455; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDI…

8-1456. "Residence district" defined. "Residence district" means the territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of three hundred (300) feet or more is improved, in the main, with residences o…

8-1457. "Revocation of driver's license" defined. "Revocation of driver's license" means the termination by formal action of the division of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the highways, which termination shall not be subject to renewal or restoratio…

8-1458. "Right-of-way" defined. "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision u…

8-1458a. "Road construction zone" defined. "Road construction zone" means the portions of a highway which is identified by posted or moving signs as being a construction or maintenance work area. The zone starts at the first sign identifying the zone and continues until a posted …

8-1459. "Roadway" defined. "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to …

8-1459a. "Safety hitch" defined. "Safety hitch" means a chain, cable, or other material of sufficient weight which will prevent the towed vehicle from breaking loose in the event the towbar or drawbar fails or becomes disconnected. History: L. 1978, ch. 42, § 5; July 1. Previous …

8-1460. "Safety zone" defined. "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety …

8-1461. "School bus" defined. "School bus" means every motor vehicle defined and designated as a school bus in subsection (g) (1) of K.S.A. 72-6486. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1461; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 42, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 303, § 1; March 31. Previous | Next LE…

8-1462. "Security agreement" defined. "Security agreement" means a written agreement which reserves or creates a security interest. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1462; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived L…

8-1463. "Security interest" defined. "Security interest" means an interest in a vehicle reserved or created by agreement and which secures payment or performance of an obligation. The term includes the interest of a lessor under a lease intended as security. A security interest i…

8-1464. "Semitrailer" defined. "Semitrailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests u…

8-1465. "Sidewalk" defined. "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for use by pedestrians. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1465; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Use of bicycles and ot…

8-1466. "Solid rubber tire" defined. "Solid rubber tire" means every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1466; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Gene…

8-1467. "Special mobile equipment" defined. "Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: Ditch digging apparatus, w…

8-1468. "Specially constructed vehicle" defined. "Specially constructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles and …

8-1469. "Stand" and "standing" defined. "Stand" or "standing" means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1469; July 1. Prev…

8-1470. "State" defined. "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of Canada. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1470; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING CO…

8-1471. "Stop" when required, defined. "Stop" when required means complete cessation from movement. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1471; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES …

8-1472. "Stop" and "stopping," when prohibited, defined. "Stop" or "stopping" when prohibited means any halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police of…

8-1473. "Street" defined. "Street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1473; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE …

8-1474. "Suspension of a driver's license" defined. "Suspension of a driver's license" means the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the division of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the highways. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1474; L. 1975, ch. 3…

8-1475. "Through highway" defined. "Through highway" means every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield the right-of-way to ve…

8-1475a. "Tow bar" defined. "Tow bar" means a rigid piece of material which is structurally adequate to hold any weight vehicle towed and which is properly and securely mounted to the towed vehicle without excessive slack but with sufficient play to allow for universal action of …

8-1476. "Trackless trolley coach" defined. "Trackless trolley coach" means every motor vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1476; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATI…

8-1477. "Traffic" defined. "Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1477; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. A ridden animal and a pedestr…

8-1478. "Traffic-control signal" defined. "Traffic-control signal" means any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1478; July 1. Previous | Next LEG…

8-1479. "Trailer" defined. "Trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. History…

8-1480. "Transporter" defined. "Transporter" means every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles, of a type required to be registered in this state, from a manufacturing, assembling or distributing plant to dealers or sales agents of a manufacturer. History: L. 1974…

8-1481. "Truck" defined. "Truck" means every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1481; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived…

8-1482. "Truck-camper" defined. "Truck-camper" means any structure designed, used or maintained primarily to be loaded on or affixed to a motor vehicle to provide a mobile dwelling, sleeping place, office or commercial space. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1482; July 1. Previous |…

8-1483. "Truck tractor" defined. "Truck tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1483; July 1…

8-1484. "Urban district" defined. "Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and including any street which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry or dwelling houses, situated at intervals of less than one hundred (100) feet for a distance of a quarter …

8-1485. "Vehicle" defined. "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except electric personal assistive mobility devices or devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or t…

8-1486. Certain sections part of uniform act. K.S.A. 8-1402a, 8-1414a, 8-1439c, 8-1458a, 8-1459a, 8-1475a, 8-1487, 8-1488, 8-1489 and 8-1490, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 8-1491, 8-1492, 8-1493, 8-1494, 8-1495, 8-1496, 8-1497, 8-1498* 8-1499, and amendments thereto, shall b…

8-1487. "National network of highways" defined. "National network of highways" means the interstate system, other United States designated highways and all state highways. History: L. 1998, ch. 193, § 1; May 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

8-1488. "Low-speed vehicle" defined. "Low-speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour and is manufactured in compliance with the national highway and traffic safety administration …

8-1489. "Electric-assisted bicycle" defined; classes of electric-assisted bicycles. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with two or three wheels, a saddle, fully operative pedals for human propulsion, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets the requirement…

8-1490. "Travel trailer" defined. "Travel trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to be towed by a motor vehicle constructed primarily for recreational purposes. History: L. 2001, ch. 19, § 1; March 22. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General P…