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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 189.345: Prohibitions against driving on left side of roadway.

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  1. KRS Chapter 189

(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) fe et

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 t he 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.

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