{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189.380","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189.380","heading":"Signals.","body":"(1) A person shall not turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway until the\nmovement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate\nsignal in the manner hereinafter provided.\n(2) A signal indicating the intention to turn right or  left shall be given continuously for\nnot less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the motor vehicle before the\nturn.\n(3) A bus driver shall not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first\ngiving an appropriate signal to traffic following the bus.\n(4) All signals required for a motor vehicle shall be given by signal lamps or\nmechanical signal devices.\n(5) A signal required for a vehicle that is not a motor vehicle may be given by either\nhand signals, signal lamps, or mechanic al signal devices. The signal shall be given\nintermittently for the last fifty (50) feet traveled by the vehicle before the turn.\n(6) Hand signals shall be executed in the following manner when operating a vehicle\nthat is not a motor vehicle:\n(a) The hand and arm shall be extended horizontally from the left side of the\nvehicle to indicate a left turn;\n(b) The left arm shall be extended horizontally with the hand and arm extended\nupward from the elbow or the right arm and hand shall be extended\nhorizontally to indicate a right turn;\n(c) Either arm shall be extended horizontally with the hand and arm extended\ndownward from the elbow to indicate a stop or decrease in speed.","path":["KRS Chapter 189"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6382","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:43Z","sha256":"d401ba1c8fc6971d58eb034236ce269f83cba4057fcf85ccdc02db98686648a9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189.378","next":"us-ky/krs-189.390"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}