Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. § 8-1546 (2026)
Limitations on "U" turns
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8-1546. Limitations on "U" turns. (a) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(b) No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred (500) feet.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1546; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2010 · leading case: State v. Kotas, 134 P.3d 677 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Kotas, 134 P.3d 677 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “I’ve reviewed the U-turn statute, K.S.A. 8-1546, and the statute doesn’t deal with U-turns across the bridge or across a double yellow line.”
State v. Trostle, 239 P.3d 110 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). “, Nicolet issued Trostle a citation for making an improper U-tum in violation of K.S.A. 8-1546. Trostle pled not guilty to the infraction, waived counsel, and proceeded pro se at trial.”
— K.S.A. § 8-1546(a) — 2 cases
State v. Kotas, 134 P.3d 677 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “I’ve reviewed the U-turn statute, K.S.A. 8-1546, and the statute doesn’t deal with U-turns across the bridge or across a double yellow line.”
State v. Trostle, 239 P.3d 110 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). “, Nicolet issued Trostle a citation for making an improper U-tum in violation of K.S.A. 8-1546. Trostle pled not guilty to the infraction, waived counsel, and proceeded pro se at trial.”
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