Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 8-1524 (2026)

Driving limitations on divided highways and controlled-access highways; certain turns prohibited; parking prohibited, when

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KS-LEGkslegislature.org JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

8-1524. Driving limitations on divided highways and controlled-access highways; certain turns prohibited; parking prohibited, when. No person shall:

(a) Drive a vehicle over, upon or across any intervening space, physical barrier or a clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic between roadways on divided highways;

(b) make a left turn or a semicircular or "U" turn on the interstate system;

(c) make a left turn or a semicircular or "U" turn over, across or within any intervening space, physical barrier or a clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic between roadways on a divided highway, except this subsection (c) does not prohibit making a left turn or a semicircular or "U" turn through an opening provided and surfaced for the purpose of public use for such turning movement;

(d) make a left turn or a semicircular or "U" turn on a divided highway wherever such turn is specifically prohibited by a sign or signs placed by the authority having jurisdiction over that highway;

(e) drive any vehicle on a divided highway except on the proper roadway provided for that purpose and in the proper direction and to the right of the intervening space, physical barrier or a clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic between roadways unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by official traffic-control devices or police officers;

(f) drive any vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by the authority having jurisdiction over such highway;

(g) use controlled-access highway right of way for parking vehicles or mobile equipment, or stacking of materials or equipment, for the purpose of servicing adjacent property; or

(h) stop, stand or park vehicles on the right of way of controlled-access highways except for:

(1) Stopping of disabled vehicles;

(2) stopping to give aid in an emergency;

(3) stopping in compliance with directions of a police officer or other emergency or safety official;

(4) stopping due to illness or incapacity of driver; or

(5) parking in designated parking or rest areas.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1524; L. 1981, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 40, § 1; April 14.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Every v. Jefferson Ins. Co. of NY, 610 P.2d 645 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Every v. Jefferson Ins. Co. of NY, 610 P.2d 645 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff contends the turn was illegal under K.S.A. 8-1524, which provides: “Whenever any highway has been divided into two (2) or more roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so construed as to impede vehicular…”

United States v. Jones, 501 F. Supp. 2d 1284 (D. Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “Specifically, K.S.A. § 8-1524 provides that "[n]o person shall .”

State v. Peery (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “; one count of making a U-turn on the interstate under K.S.A. 8-1524(b); and one count of failure to maintain a lane under K.”

— K.S.A. § 8-1524(b) — 1 case

State v. Peery (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “; one count of making a U-turn on the interstate under K.S.A. 8-1524(b); and one count of failure to maintain a lane under K.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.