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
KRS 189.960
in effect189.960. 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.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: 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.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55552Fetched: 10/20/2026