Can you have too many headlights on your vehicle on Kansas roads? See the state laws
Everyone knows to turn on their car headlights after the sun sets, but does Kansas law say anything about what kind of headlights you can have? How about tail lights?
Kansas law requires two head lamps (one on each side of the vehicle). The law also says that vehicles cannot have more than four headlights each exceeding 300 candlepower on at the same time when operating on a highway.
Kansas statute states that headlights have to either be white or amber, or shades of the two. Flashing lights are prohibited on any vehicle except school buses, church buses, day care program buses and authorized emergency vehicles, according to that same statute.
When it comes to tail lights, Kansas law says they must “display or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other signal device” — which are allowed to also be shaded of amber or yellow. Additionally, all vehicles must have a white or amber light to display their license plate.
Drivers can be pulled over for dead tail and headlights in Kansas, so if you haven’t checked your lights in a while, be sure to do so before you hit the road.
When is it required to have headlights on in Kansas?
Not only are there regulations on what kind of headlights you can have in the state, there are also regulations on when you need to have your headlights turned on.
According to a Kansas statute, headlights must be on when:
- When it’s dark outside
- When the atmosphere makes it difficult to see (like smoke and fog)
- When your windshield wipers are on
Additionally, any motorcycle built after 1978 must have head and tail lights on at all times when on a highway.
This story was originally published December 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Can you have too many headlights on your vehicle on Kansas roads? See the state laws."
