Title 12 - Traffic

 

12.04 Overland Park Traffic Ordinance

 

 

Article XVII. Lights, Brakes, Horns and Other Equipment

12.04.156 Lamps or Flags on Projecting Loads.

  1. a.
    Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in 12.04.144, two red lamps visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the rear, two red reflectors visible at night from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps and located so as to indicate maximum width, and on each side one red lamp visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the side and located so as to indicate maximum overhang. There shall be displayed at all other times on any vehicle having a load which extends beyond its sides or more than 4 feet beyond its rear, red flags, not less than 12 inches square, marking the extremities of such load, at each point where a lamp would otherwise be required by this Section. 
  2. b.
    No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders of the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.

(History: Ord. TC-1250,FFFF §48, 2022; Ord. TC-1260 §156, 84) (State Law: K.S.A. 8-1715; K.S.A. 8-1903)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

12.04.174.1 Flares or Warning Devices; Vehicles Subject to Requirements; Use, When Required; Unlawful Acts; Compliance with Federal Requirements.

  1. a.
    No person shall operate any truck, bus or truck-tractor, or any motor vehicle towing a trailer, semi-trailer or pole trailer 80 inches or more in width or 30 feet or more in length, upon any highway outside an urban district or upon any divided highway at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise unless there shall be carried in such vehicles the following equipment, except as provided in subsection (b):
    1. 1.
      At least three flares or three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors, each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of not less than 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime.
      No flare, fusee, electric lantern or warning flag shall be used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of this section, unless such equipment is of a type which has been submitted to the secretary of transportation and approved by the secretary. No portable reflector unit shall be used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of this section, unless it is so designed and constructed as to be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps, and unless it is of a type which has been submitted to and approved by the secretary of transportation.
    2. 2.
      At least three red-burning fusees, unless red electric lanterns or red portable emergency reflectors are carried.
  2. b.
    No person shall operate at the time and under conditions stated in subsection (a) any motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gasses, unless there shall be carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors meeting the requirements of subsection (a), and there shall not be carried in any such vehicle, or in any vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel, any flares, fusees or signal produced by flame.
  3. c.
    No person shall operate any vehicle described in subsection (a) or (b) upon any highway outside of an urban district or upon a divided highway at any time when lighted lamps are not required by 12.04.144, unless there shall be carried in such vehicle at least two red flags, not less than 12 inches square, with standards to support such flags.
  4. d.
    Any person who is subject to requirements of any federal agency with respect to flares, fusees, electric lanterns or warning flags and who is in compliance with such federal regulations shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this section and 12.04.174.2.

(History: Ord. TC-1260 §176, 84) (State Law: K.S.A.8-1744)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

12.04.178.2 Safety Glazing Material Required.

  1. a.
    No person shall sell any new motor vehicle as specified in this section, nor shall any such new motor vehicle be registered, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material when glazing materials are used in doors, windows and windshields. This subsection (a) shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses. This subsection (a) shall not apply to glazing material in compartments of trucks and truck tractors not designed and equipped for persons to ride therein.
  2. b.
    No person shall sell or affix to a motor vehicle any truck-camper manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1968, unless such truck-camper is equipped with safety glazing material where glazing material is used in doors and windows.
  3. c.
    No person shall replace any glass or glazing materials used in partitions, doors, windows or windshields in any motor vehicle with any material other than safety glazing material.
  4. d.
    This section is subject to K.S.A. 8-2009a.
  5. e.
    As used in this section, "safety glazing material" means glazing material which conforms to the American National Standard "Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highways," Z26.1-1966, July 15, 1966, as supplemented by Z26.1a-1969, March 7, 1969.

(History: Ord. TC-1270,FFFF §57, 2022; Ord. TC-1260 §186, 84) (State Law: K.S.A. 8-1743)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

12.04.179.1 Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Materials.

  1. a.
    Any person operating a vehicle transporting any hazardous material as a cargo or part of a cargo upon a highway shall at all times comply with rules and regulations of the secretary of transportation adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1746.
  2. b.
    Every such vehicle shall be marked or placarded at such places as prescribed by such rules and regulations.
  3. c.
    Every such vehicle shall be equipped with fire extinguishers of a type, size and number approved by the secretary, filled and ready for immediate use, and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle.
  4. d.
    Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-3455, any person responsible for the abandonment, disposal, discharge, leakage, seepage or other release of hazardous material as defined in K.S.A. 65-3471, onto the public roadways and/or adjacent rights-of-way shall be responsible for the payment of the cost incurred by the City in the cleanup and disposal of the hazardous material and any damage caused to the infrastructure thereby. The person responsible shall be notified of such costs and expenditures by certified mail/return receipt requested and shall make repayment of all costs incurred. If the responsible person fails to pay for such costs, such payment shall be recoverable in an action brought by the City Attorney in the District Court of Johnson County, Kansas, or in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. Any money recovered under this section shall be deposited with the City Clerk.

(History: Ord. TC-1260,FFFF §59, 2022; Ord. TC-1260,G §1, 87; TC-1260 §188, 84) (State Law: K.S.A. 8-1746)

Effective on: 1/1/1901