{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-8-1742b","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 8-1742b","heading":"Wide-base single tires; prohibitions.","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"wide-base single tires\" means all tires having a section width, as specified by the manufacturer, of 14 inches or more.\n(b) The following shall apply where wide-base single tires are used in the operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles:\n(1) The maximum load for a wide-base single tire on a steering axle shall not exceed 600 pounds per inch of tire section width. The maximum load for a wide-base single tire on any other axle shall not exceed 575 pounds per inch of tire section width.\n(2) No wide-base single tire shall exceed the load designated by the manufacturer; and\n(3) the maximum tire inflation pressures shall be as designated by the manufacturer.\n(c) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) shall apply to all wide-based single tires purchased after July 1, 1993.\n(d) Any conviction or forfeiture of bail or bond for any violation of this section shall not be construed as a moving traffic violation for the purpose of K.S.A. 8-255, and amendments thereto.","path":["Chapter 8.—AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES","Article 17.—UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch08/008_017_0042b.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:10:00Z","sha256":"77f1df72f56f2aa87e78fbe45a625f8fe7797440cde1cf597ea28b87b5b852bb","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-8-1742a","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-8-1743"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}