It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that heavy motor trucks, alone or in combination with other vehicles, increase the cost of highway construction and maintenance, interfere with and limit the use of highways for normal traffic thereon, and endanger the safety and lives of the traveling public, and that the regulations embodied in this chapter with respect to motor trucks, semitrailer trucks and semitrailers are necessary to achieve economy in highway costs, and to permit the highways to be used freely and safely by the traveling public.
KRS 189.670
Public policy as to trucks declared
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Estate of Embry v. Geo Transportation of Indiana, Inc. (2005)
Most recently applied in Estate of Embry v. Geo Transportation of Indiana, Inc. (September 2005)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.