Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD
8-1558.Maximum speed limits.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and except when a
special hazard exists
that requires lower speed for compliance with K.S.A. 8-1557, and
amendments thereto, the limits specified in this subsection or established as
authorized
by law shall be
maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall operate a vehicle at a
speed in
excess of such maximum limits:
(1) In any urban district, 30 miles per hour;
(2) on any separated multilane highway, as
designated and posted by the secretary of transportation, 70 miles per hour;
(3) on any county or township highway, 55 miles per hour; and
(4) on all other highways, 65 miles per hour.
(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or
from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed
in excess of the maximum speed
limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any
school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for
the operation of such district's school buses. The provisions of this
subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the
transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area
vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from
school, or functions or activities.
(c) The maximum speed limits in this section may be
altered as authorized in K.S.A. 8-1559 and 8-1560, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1558; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 7; L.
1984, ch. 39, § 6;
L. 1996, ch. 15, § 5;
L. 2003, ch. 100, § 4; July 1.
Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD
8-1558.Maximum speed limits.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and except when a
special hazard exists
that requires lower speed for compliance with K.S.A. 8-1557, and
amendments thereto, the limits specified in this subsection or established as
authorized
by law shall be
maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall operate a vehicle at a
speed in
excess of such maximum limits:
(1) In any urban district, 30 miles per hour;
(2) on any separated multilane highway, as
designated and posted by the secretary of transportation, 70 miles per hour;
(3) on any county or township highway, 55 miles per hour; and
(4) on all other highways, 65 miles per hour.
(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or
from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed
in excess of the maximum speed
limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any
school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for
the operation of such district's school buses. The provisions of this
subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the
transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area
vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from
school, or functions or activities.
(c) The maximum speed limits in this section may be
altered as authorized in K.S.A. 8-1559 and 8-1560, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1558; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 7; L.
1984, ch. 39, § 6;
L. 1996, ch. 15, § 5;
L. 2003, ch. 100, § 4; July 1.
Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD
8-1558.Maximum speed limits.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and except when a
special hazard exists
that requires lower speed for compliance with K.S.A. 8-1557, and
amendments thereto, the limits specified in this subsection or established as
authorized
by law shall be
maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall operate a vehicle at a
speed in
excess of such maximum limits:
(1) In any urban district, 30 miles per hour;
(2) on any separated multilane highway, as
designated and posted by the secretary of transportation, 70 miles per hour;
(3) on any county or township highway, 55 miles per hour; and
(4) on all other highways, 65 miles per hour.
(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or
from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed
in excess of the maximum speed
limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any
school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for
the operation of such district's school buses. The provisions of this
subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the
transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area
vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from
school, or functions or activities.
(c) The maximum speed limits in this section may be
altered as authorized in K.S.A. 8-1559 and 8-1560, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1558; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 7; L.
1984, ch. 39, § 6;
L. 1996, ch. 15, § 5;
L. 2003, ch. 100, § 4; July 1.