Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1516
Same; vehicles and bicycles proceeding in same direction
Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated Chapter 8 — Automobiles and Other Vehicles · Status: effective
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- Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1516, Same; vehicles and bicycles proceeding in same direction, Kansas, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2433191
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The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles and bicycles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions and special rules hereinafter stated:
(a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
(b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(c) (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a distance of not less than three feet and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken bicycle.
(2) The driver of a vehicle may pass a bicycle proceeding in the same direction in a no-passing zone with the duty to execute the pass only when it is safe to do so.