8-1708. Stop lamps and turn signals.
8-1708
8-1708. Stop lamps and turn signals.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be
equipped with two (2) or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of
subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721, except that passenger cars manufactured or
assembled prior to January 1, 1953, shall be equipped with at least one
stop lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the stop lamps on the
rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified in
subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721.
(b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be
equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of
subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1721, except that passenger cars and trucks less
than eighty (80) inches in width, manufactured or assembled prior to
January 1, 1953, and vehicles registered under K.S.A. 8-194 need not be
equipped with electric turn signal lamps.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1708; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 17; April 19.