189.190 Chains and lugs on wheels -- Thickness of solid rubber tires.
457 words·~2 min read·
/ky/chapter-189/189-190A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(1)No person shall use on a highway not covered with ice, a vehicle with a chained
wheel, unless the wheel rests upon an ice shoe at least six
(6)inches wide.
(2)Where chains are used on rubber-tired vehicles, the cross chains shall be not more
than three-fourths (3/4) of an inch in thickness or diameter, and shall be spaced not
more than ten
(10)inches apart, around the circumference of the tires.
(3)Any machinery, utensils or implements used solely for agricultural, farming or
manufacturing purposes may be operated on the highways under present equipment
except as is provided in subsection (4).
(4)No tractor, traction engine, hauling engine or other similar power vehicle having
any projections on the face of the tires or rims of the wheels in contact with the
pavement shall be operated on any highway, the top surface of which is either
composed of or treated with bituminous materials or concrete except that the
driving wheels may be fitted with flat lugs extending diagonally across the entire
width of the tire or rim. Those lugs shall be not less than one
(1)inch in width at the
bearing surface in contact with the pavement, but those lugs shall be so spaced that
not less than two
(2)lugs on each driving wheel shall be in contact with the
highway surface at all times. The front or nondriving wheels may be fitted with flat
steering rings, if those rings are at least two
(2)inches in width and not more than
one and one-half (1-1/2) inches in height, but there shall be no bolt head, rivet heads
or other projections beyond the face of the tire or rim. The narrow angle iron lugs
used for plowing or on soft ground shall not be permitted, nor shall any tractor or
other vehicles of the caterpillar or track laying type having such projections on the
faces of the shoes or treads of the track in contact with the roadway be permitted
unless fitted with the flat lugs, in a way that will prevent any injury to the highway
by either the narrow angle lugs or the projections on any tractor or other vehicle
named in this section.
(5)No solid rubber or rubber compounded tire on any vehicle, other than a vehicle
being actually used in the construction or maintenance of a highway, shall be less
than one
(1)inch thick, measured from the steel flange of the rim. Any person
violating this subsection shall be civilly liable for any damage done to any state or
county highway. The county attorney of the county in which the damage is done
shall institute actions necessary to reimburse the state or county for the damage
suffered.