Every vehicle when on a highway shall be so equipped as to make a minimum of noise, smoke or other nuisance, to protect the rights of other traffic, and to promote the public safety.
KRS 189.020
Equipment of vehicle not to be nuisance or menace
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Garcia v. Commonwealth (2006)
Most recently applied in Garcia v. Commonwealth (February 2006)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
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