Law Enforcement Liaison
David Corp
Terry Parks
Greg Scott

Kansas Department of Transportation

Bureau of Transportation
Safety and Technology,
Traffic Safety Section

BIO - David Corp is retired from the Kansas Highway Patrol after 26 years of service. He worked as a Field Trooper, a KHP Pilot and as an Instructor Development Specialist, training more than 15,000 officers in Standard Field Sobriety Test, Preliminary/Direct Breath Testing and Drug Evaluation and Classification (DRE).

As the KDOT Law Enforcement Liaison, David's charge will include the promotion of traffic safety programs and public information resources available to Kansas law enforcement agencies. Additionally, David will be visiting with law enforcement executives statewide emphasizing enforcement of occupant protection, drunk driving and underage drinking laws.

BIO - Terry Parks is retired from the Kansas Highway Patrol after 28 years of service. He served as a Trooper and Master Trooper during his career.

As a KDOT Law Enforcement Liaison, Terry's duties will include the promotion of traffic safety programs and public information resources available to Kansas law enforcement agencies. Additionally, Terry will be visiting with law enforcement officers in North Central and Western Kansas, emphasizing enforcement of occupant protection, drunk driving, and underage drinking laws.

BIO - Greg Scott is retired from the Olathe Police Department after 22 years with Olathe and 29 years of overall law enforcement service. Greg served as a Traffic officer for the Tacoma, Washington Police Dept. before working with the Olathe Police Department. During the last 9 years, he has supervised the Traffic Unit for the Olathe Police Department.

As a KDOT Law Enforcement Liaison, Greg is currently involved in assisting and advising police departments throughout the State of Kansas in forming and maintaining traffic programs to save lives and reduce injuries on Kansas roadways.

David can be reached at:
316-250-9654
dcorp1@cox.net

Terry can be reached at:
785-302-0151
tparks319@sbcglobal.net

Greg can be reached at:
913-238-1088
gregory-scott@comcast.net

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LAW ENFORCEMENT LIAISON’S MESSAGE

BE AWARE! MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE!

BE AWARE! MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE! That's the sign that is posted on lawns and along the highways of the state. The message is a reminder that motorists need to share the road with both motorcycles and bicycles.

As the price of fuel continues to increase, so will the number of motorcycles and bicycles that hit our roadways. It's our job to be safe and courteous drivers. This means slowing down, moving over, and stopping, if that's what it takes. The law states that the motorcyclist and bicyclist should be afforded their full lane of travel. We might gain a few seconds of time when we speed by or pass that bike or cycle in an unsafe manner, but we put the safety or life of that rider in grave danger.

And to the bicycle and motorcycle rider: It's also your responsibility to extend the same courtesies you expect from another motorist. Obey the signs and laws of the state. Don't impede traffic, and keep a watchful eye for every danger that raises its ugly head. Remember, you are not as visible as another vehicle, and it's your health or life that you put on the line when you hit the roadway.

Listed below are the laws that govern both motorcycles and bicycles. Read them carefully. If you are the operator of a vehicle, this will help you understand what the law requires of you. If you are a rider this will help you understand what the law requires of you.

      8-1590.   Riding on bicycles or mopeds; riding on roadways and bicycle paths. (a) Every person operating a bicycle or a moped upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except under any of the following situations when: (1) Overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction; (2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway; or (3) reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving bicycles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or narrow width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand edge of the roadway.

      (b)   Any person operating a bicycle or a moped upon a one-way highway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near to the left side of the roadway as practicable.

      (c)   Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

      (d)   Wherever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.

      (e)   For purposes of this section, "narrow width lane" means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane.

      History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1590; L. 1995, ch. 188, § 7; July 1.

      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.

      (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.

      (d)   Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.

      (e)   Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.

      History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1595; July 1.

Dave Corp
Law Enforcement Liaisons
KDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety and Technology, Traffic Safety Section

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