Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(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.
