Kentucky Statutes 189.310 – Vehicles meeting other vehicles and animals
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(1) Two (2) vehicles passing or about to pass each other in opposite directions shall have the right-of-way, and no other vehicle to the rear of those two (2) vehicles shall pass or attempt to pass either of those vehicles.
(2) Vehicles proceeding from opposite directions shall pass each other from the right, each giving to the other one-half (1/2) of the highway as nearly as possible.
(3) Every person operating a vehicle on a highway and approaching any animal being ridden or driven, shall exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent frightening the animal and to insure the safety of the person riding or driving it.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 13, effective July 12, 2006. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739g-36, 2739g-39, 2739g-44.
(2) Vehicles proceeding from opposite directions shall pass each other from the right, each giving to the other one-half (1/2) of the highway as nearly as possible.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.310
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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
- Vehicle: includes :
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
(3) Every person operating a vehicle on a highway and approaching any animal being ridden or driven, shall exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent frightening the animal and to insure the safety of the person riding or driving it.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 13, effective July 12, 2006. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739g-36, 2739g-39, 2739g-44.