A person shall not operate any vehicle required by law to be licensed upon a highway unless it is equipped with a mechanical signal device which would indicate an intention to stop or suddenly decrease speed by illuminating at least two (2) red lights on the rear of the vehicle, which are visible from the rear a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet, unless the vehicle was originally manufactured with only one (1) such red light on the rear of the vehicle.
KRS 189.055
Brake lights
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bays v. SUMMITT TRUCKING, LLC (2010)
Most recently applied in Bays v. SUMMITT TRUCKING, LLC (February 2010)
Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky
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