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8-501.

History: L. 1937, ch. 283, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 218, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 342, § 44; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2205; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. City ordinance regulating transportation of gasoline held abrogated and superseded by this act. Ash v. Gibson, 146 Kan. 756, 762, 74 P.2d 136.

2. Title of act held sufficient; information charging accessory as principal, proper. State v. Cook, 149 Kan. 481, 482, 484, 87 P.2d 648.

3. Cited in holding K.S.A. 8-531, 8-544 valid. State v. Davidson, 152 Kan. 460, 462, 105 P.2d 876.

4. Truck is "vehicle" within meaning of K.S.A. 8-562, ¶ b. Waugh v. Kansas City Public Service Co., 157 Kan. 690, 700, 154 P.2d 788.

5. Purpose of safety zone stated in damage action. Ferguson v. Kansas City Public Service Co., 159 Kan. 520, 528, 156 P.2d 869.

6. Failure to include definitions hereunder in instructions under act; not reversible error. Long v. Shafer, 162 Kan. 21, 28, 174 P.2d 88.

7. What constitutes "trailer" discussed. Henderson v. National Mutual Cas. Co., 164 Kan. 109, 117, 187 P.2d 508.

8. Definition of "intersection" applied in construing K.S.A. 8-544. Gabel v. Hanby, 165 Kan. 116, 123, 193 P.2d 239.

9. Duty of person entering through highway from private driveway discussed; negligence. Adams v. Dennis, 171 Kan. 32, 35, 229 P.2d 740.

10. Sheriff's patrol car is an "authorized emergency vehicle." Duran v. Mission Mortuary, 174 Kan. 565, 575, 258 P.2d 241.

11. Word "vehicle" includes ridden animal. Conrad v. Dillinger, 176 Kan. 296, 297, 298, 270 P.2d 216.

12. Cited in upholding city ordinance consistent with K.S.A. 8-530. City of Garden City v. Miller, 181 Kan. 361, 363, 364, 311 P.2d 306.

13. Cited; K.S.A. 8-5,118 inapplicable to vehicular traffic on private road. Creten v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pac. Rld. Co., 184 Kan. 387, 397, 337 P.2d 1003.

14. Violations not actionable negligence unless violations contributed to the accident and were legal cause of injuries sustained. Oil Transport Co. v. Pash, 191 Kan. 229, 234, 237, 380 P.2d 341.

15. Instruction on definition of "intersection" not given; no objection; damage action; no error. Lohr v. Tittle, 275 F.2d 662, 663, 665.

16. Mentioned; subject of traffic ordinance prohibiting more than one offense is traffic; ordinance held constitutional. City of Kansas City v. Tipton, 193 Kan. 651, 653, 396 P.2d 651.

17. Purpose of uniform act mentioned. Kirkendoll v. Neustrom, 379 F.2d 694, 697.

18. Action for personal injuries; instructions hereunder as to rights of pedestrians and drivers upheld. Wegley v. Funk, 201 Kan. 719, 723, 443 P.2d 323.

19. Mentioned; statutory duty of local authorities to place and maintain stop signs discussed. Coffman v. Fisher, 203 Kan. 618, 622, 623, 455 P.2d 490.

20. Cited in holding a motorcycle to be motor vehicle under an insurance policy. Clark v. Prudential Ins. Co., 204 Kan. 487, 492, 464 P.2d 253.

21. Cited in case concerning the privileges and exemptions of police officer operating authorized emergency vehicle. Scogin v. Nugen, 204 Kan. 568, 570, 464 P.2d 166.

22. Mentioned that section does not define "immediate hazard" and failure to instruct jury as to meaning not reversible error. McGlothlin v. Wiles, 207 Kan. 718, 726, 487 P.2d 533.

23. Mentioned in relation to duties imposed upon a motorist by a "slow" sign at an intersection. Daugharthy v. Bennett, 207 Kan. 728, 730, 486 P.2d 845.

24. Cited in dissent; discussion of municipal authority to abrogate state law by conflicting ordinance must be expressly authorized. City of Lyons v. Suttle, 209 Kan. 735, 745, 498 P.2d 9.

25. Mentioned; guardrails not included within statutory definition of "traffic-control device." Martin v. State Highway Commission, 213 Kan. 877, 884, 518 P.2d 437.

26. Referred to in upholding constitutionality of no-fault insurance act (K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq.). Manzanares v. Bell, 214 Kan. 589, 613, 522 P.2d 1291.

27. Referred to in determining instruction to jury as to provisions of K.S.A. 8-540 were erroneous; damage action; motorcycle-truck collision. Williams v. Esaw, 214 Kan. 658, 664, 522 P.2d 950.

28. Definition of pedestrian contained in section same as later defined in K.S.A. 8-1531. Chance v. Scroggins, 3 Kan. App. 2d 11, 13, 588 P.2d 479.


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