Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 8-1587 (2026)

Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles

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8-1587. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles. Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this act, except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 8-1586 to 8-1592, inclusive, and except as to those provisions of this act which by their nature can have no application.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1587; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 15; April 19.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1989–2008 · leading case: Schallenberger v. Rudd, 767 P.2d 841 (Kan. 1989).

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Schallenberger v. Rudd, 767 P.2d 841 (Kan. 1989). · cites it 2× “8-1590(a), which provides that every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable.”

Kendrick v. Manda, 174 P.3d 432 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “8-1446 defines a pedestrian as “(a) [a]ny 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…”

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