2021 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles
Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road
8-1537 Same; use of roadways.

Universal Citation: KS Stat § 8-1537 (2021)

8-1537. Same; use of roadways.
(a) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(b) Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.

(c) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this article, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, ยง 8-1537; July 1.

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