189.282 Operation of low-speed vehicle on highway.

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(1)As used in this section, "low-speed vehicle" shall have the same meaning as in KRS

186.010.

(2)A person may operate a low-speed vehicle on a highway if:

(a)The vehicle meets the federal motor vehicle safety standards for low-speed

vehicles set forth in 49 C.F.R. sec. 571.500;

(b)The vehicle displays a seventeen

(17)character vehicle identification number

that meets the requirements set forth in 49 C.F.R. 565;

(c)The posted speed limit of the highway is thirty-five

(35)miles per hour or

less;

(d)The operator of the low-speed vehicle does not cross a roadway at an at-grade

intersection where the roadway being crossed has a posted speed limit of more

than thirty-five

(35)miles per hour unless the intersection is equipped with an

electronic traffic signal;

(e)The operator has a valid operator's license in his or her possession; and

(f)The low-speed vehicle has not been modified to increase its speed above its

original standard manufactured limit.

(3)A low-speed vehicle operating on a highway shall be insured in compliance with

KRS 304.39-080 by the owner or operator, and the proof of insurance shall be

inside the vehicle at all times of operation on a highway.

(4)A low-speed vehicle operating on a highway is considered to be a motor vehicle as

defined in KRS 186.010 and shall be titled in accordance with KRS Chapter 186A

and registered as a motor vehicle in accordance with KRS 186.050(3)(a).

(5)An operator of a low-speed vehicle operating on a highway shall comply with the

traffic regulations of KRS Chapter 189 and shall be subject to the provisions of

KRS Chapter 189A.