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189.345 Prohibitions against driving on left side of roadway.

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189.345 Prohibitions against driving on left side of roadway. (1) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: <br>(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 <br>hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite <br>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) feet 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 <br>highway; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles <br>traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway <br>within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard, nor to the operator of a <br>vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway. Effective: June 17, 1978 <br>History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 7, effective June 17, 1978.