8-1508. Traffic-control signal legend.
8-1508
8-1508. Traffic-control signal legend.
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting
different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
time or in combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be
used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend, and
said lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians
as follows:
(a) Green indication. (1) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green
signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left, unless a sign at
such place prohibits either such turn; but vehicular traffic, including
vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other
vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent
crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited.
(2) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in
combination with another indication, may enter the intersection cautiously
only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement
as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. Such vehicular
traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an
adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as
provided in K.S.A. 8-1509, and amendments thereto, pedestrians facing any
green signal, except when
the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway
within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(b) Steady yellow indication. (1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady
circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the
related green movement is being
terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately
thereafter when vehicular traffic shall not enter the intersection.
(2) Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow
signal, unless otherwise directed
by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in K.S.A. 8-1509, and amendments
thereto, are thereby
advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red
indication is shown, and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the
roadway.
(c) Steady red indication. (1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady
circular red or red arrow signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked
stop line, but if none,
before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if
none, then before entering the intersection, and shall remain standing
until an indication to proceed is shown, except as provided in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of this subsection. Any turn provided
for in said paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be governed by the applicable
provisions of K.S.A. 8-1545, and amendments thereto.
(2) Unless a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, vehicular traffic
facing a steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make a
right turn after stopping as required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
After stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the
intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an
immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the
intersection or junction of roadways.
Such vehicular traffic shall yield the
right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully
within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the
intersection.
(3) Unless a
sign is in place prohibiting a turn, vehicular traffic
upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic facing a steady red signal at
the intersection of such roadway with another roadway restricted to one-way
traffic which is proceeding to the left of such vehicular traffic, may
cautiously enter the intersection to make a left turn after stopping as
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
After stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in
the
intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an
immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the
intersection or junction of roadways.
Such vehicular traffic shall
yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk
and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(4) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided
in K.S.A. 8-1509, and amendments thereto, pedestrians facing a steady
circular red
or red arrow signal alone shall not
enter the roadway.
(d) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and
maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this
section shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their
nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign
or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made, but in
the absence of any such sign or marking the stop shall be made at the
signal.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1508; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 46;
L. 1994, ch. 215, § 1;
L. 1995, ch. 188, § 1; July 1.