Kan. Admin. Regs. § 39-1-1 - Entry upon and use of turnpike prohibited; application

(a) Entry upon and the use of the Kansas turnpike by the following shall be prohibited:

(1) Pedestrians;

(2) bicycles with or without motors, and motor scooters;

(3) animals or animal-drawn vehicles;

(4) farm implements or machinery, either self-propelled or towed;

(5) vehicles loaded with poultry or livestock not properly confined;

(6) vehicles with improperly secured loads;

(7) vehicles that, in the judgment of a member of the highway patrol, are unsafe;

(8) vehicles with deflated pneumatic tires; also vehicles with tires in this condition, in the judgment of a member of the highway patrol, as to be unsafe for use upon the turnpike;

(9) vehicles with metal tires, or solid tires worn to metal;

(10)

(A) vehicles, including the load thereon, exceeding 14 feet in height, unless measured and cleared by a member of the turnpike highway patrol troop at the point of turnpike entry; and

(B) vehicles, including the load thereon, exceeding 12 feet six inches in width during the hours of darkness, or 14 feet in width during the hours of daylight, without authorization from the chief engineer or the turnpike highway patrol commander before entry. Use of the turnpike by these vehicles shall be subject to any special requirements imposed by the chief engineer or the turnpike highway patrol commander to ensure the safety of turnpike customers;

(11) Vehicles without adequate liability insurance;

(12) vehicles with axle weight in excess of the maximum established by Kansas law or with a combined gross weight in excess of 120,000 pounds; and

(13) vehicles with an overall length greater than 119 feet.

(b) Vehicles carrying explosives and either detonators or caps in the same load shall not be permitted use of the turnpike.

(c)

(1) Vehicles in tow by nonrigid connection shall not be permitted to enter the turnpike under any circumstances.

(2) Disabled vehicles in tow shall be prohibited unless towed with a rigid tow bar or connection, or by an emergency vehicle with the proper equipment and permits to adequately handle the type of vehicle disabled.

(d) Vehicles with loads extending more than six inches beyond the sides or more than four feet beyond the body of the vehicle or other supporting member shall be prohibited, except when properly flagged for daytime travel or properly lighted for nighttime travel.

(e) Restrictions on the movement of some or all oversize vehicles or combinations of vehicles may be temporarily implemented due to wind, weather, road, or construction conditions.

(f) Use of spotlights and sirens on the turnpike shall be prohibited, except for emergency and police vehicles.

(g) Use of the turnpike system for landing of aircraft shall be prohibited, except in the case of extreme emergency.

(h) It shall be the duty of the toll collection personnel and the members of the highway patrol to enforce the provisions set forth above, and all persons shall comply with the orders given by these employees and members of the highway patrol to prevent the use of or entry upon the turnpike by any of the forbidden vehicles listed in this regulation.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 39-1-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 68-2004; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 8, 1999.