Kentucky Statutes 189.345 – Prohibitions against driving on left side of roadway
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(1) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(a) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the operator‘s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
(b) When approaching within one hundred (100) feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;
(c) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100) feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.
(2) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one (1) way roadway, nor when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard, nor to the operator of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 7, effective June 17, 1978.
(a) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the operator‘s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.345
- Intersection: means :
(a) The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways which join one another, but do not necessarily continue, at approximately right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come into conflict. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010 - Operator: means the person in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Right-of-way: means the right of one (1) vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Roadway: means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Vehicle: includes :
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
(b) When approaching within one hundred (100) feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;
(c) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100) feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.
(2) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one (1) way roadway, nor when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard, nor to the operator of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 7, effective June 17, 1978.