"...and your little dog, too!!" That's right Toto, we're back in Kansas, the land of everlasting wheat fields, Jayhawks basketball and well, Kansas.
The Motorcycle Examiners are working hard to get you riders a list of the motorcycle laws for each state. Several are already up and there are more being posted everyday, so keep checking back. The Kansas motorcycle laws are compiled below.
If you live in the Metro you're apt to do the skid lid stow and go when you hit the state line. I know I do. That's right, the Jayhawkers live in the land of the freedom of lid. Ain't life sweet? At least it is if you're over 18. But, then again, life is sweet in other ways when you're 18.
Road
- Safety Helmet - Required by law under age 18
- State Funded Rider Ed - Available for all eligble applicants
- Eye Protection - Required by law unless equipped with windscreen
- Daytime use of headlight - Required by law-required for vehicles manufactured during or after 1978
- Passenger seat - Required if carrying a passenger
- Passenger footrest - Required if carrying a passenger
- Passenger age restriction - None
- Helmet speakers - No restriction
- Periodic Safety Inspection - Required by law - random
- Mirror Left(L) Right(R) - One on left side required by law
- Radar detector - No restriction
- Turn signals - 8-1804 Chapter 8.--AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES Article 18.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; EQUIPMENT ON MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES 8-1804. Stop lamps and turn signals. (a) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) stop lamp meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721. (b) Every motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1973, shall be equipped with electric turn signals meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1721. 1804; July 1.
- Muffler - No acoustical criteria
- Maximum Sound Level - No acoustical criteria
- State Insurance Requirement - Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(25/50/10)
- Handlebar Height - No restrictions
- Rider Education Waiver - Skill & Knowledge Test
- Acceptable motorcycle endorsments from other states - Yes
- Accept Riders Ed completion card from other states - No
- Motorcycles operating abreast in the same lane -Yes. 8-1595 - Same; roadways laned for traffic. (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two (2) abreast in a single lane.
- Lane Splitting - 8-1595. Same; roadways laned for traffic (b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. (c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles
- Blood Alcohol - Over 21 .08 - Under 21 .02
Off Road
- Safety Helmet - Not required
- Eye Protection - Not required
- Minimum Operator Age - No restriction
- Rider Education Certification - Not required
- Operator License - Not required
- Headlight - Required after sunset
- Taillight - Required after sunset
- Muffler - Required after sunset
- Maximum Sound Level - No limit
- Spark Arrestor - Not required
- Registration - Not required
- Vehicle Title - Required by law
- Trails Program - Not available
Info 101: Motorcycle Laws for other states
- Arkansas: Shreveport Motorcycle Travel Examiner, Mary Baker
- Kentucky: Motorcycle Travel Examiner, Patty Davis
- Louisiana: Shreveport Motorcycle Travel Examiner, Mary Baker
- Oklahoma: Shreveport Motorcycle Travel Examiner, Mary Baker
- Iowa: KC Motorcycle Examiner, E Rossiter
- Missouri: KC Motorcycle Examiner, E Rossiter
- New Jersey: Newark Motorcycle Travel Examiner, Louise Reeves
Comments
It's amazing to see the difference between Kansas and Missouri. Long live the free and long live Kansas!
August in the Kansas heat - yes, I remember that, and I stowed by lid, too.
Eric,
By choice I’ll always wear a helmet but it’s nice to see a state that allows adults the opportunity to make this decision for themselves
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