Kentucky Statutes 189.575 – Yielding right-of-way to blind pedestrian
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The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by an assistance dog.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 9, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch.
48, secs. 1, 2, and 3.
Effective: July 15, 2002
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.575
- Operator: means the person in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Pedestrian: means any person afoot or in a wheelchair. 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
- Vehicle: includes :
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 9, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch.
48, secs. 1, 2, and 3.