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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 189.960 — Right-of-way to public safety vehicle or to pedestrian or worker engaged in work on highway -- Operator of vehicle to stay in designated lane in highway work zone

189.960. Right-of-way to public safety vehicle or to pedestrian or worker engaged in work on highway -- Operator of vehicle to stay in designated lane in highway work zone

(1) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any public safety vehicle, as defined in KRS 189.910, or any pedestrian or worker, including utility worker, actually engaged in work in a highway work zone as defined in KRS 189.010.

(2) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any public safety vehicle obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway whenever such vehicle displays flashing lights meeting the requirements of KRS 189.920(4).

(3) The operator of a vehicle shall stay in a designated lane reserved for traffic in a highway work zone.

Source notes

Effective: July 15, 2024

History and annotations

Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 16, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 10, effective June 17, 1978.

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