(1) A person shall not turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway until the
movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate
signal in the manner hereinafter provided.
(2) A signal indicating the intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously for
not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the motor vehicle before the
turn.
(3) A bus driver shall not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first
giving an appropriate signal to traffic following the bus.
(4) All signals required for a motor vehicle shall be given by signal lamps or
mechanical signal devices.
(5) A signal required for a vehicle that is not a motor vehicle may be given by either
hand signals, signal lamps, or mechanical signal devices. The signal shall be given
intermittently for the last fifty (50) feet traveled by the vehicle before the turn.
(6) Hand signals shall be executed in the following manner when operating a vehicle
that is not a motor vehicle:
(a) The hand and arm shall be extended horizontally from the left side of the
vehicle to indicate a left turn;
(b) The left arm shall be extended horizontally with the hand and arm extended
upward from the elbow or the right arm and hand shall be extended
horizontally to indicate a right turn;
(c) Either arm shall be extended horizontally with the hand and arm extended
downward from the elbow to indicate a stop or decrease in speed.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 327, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch.
262, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 6,
effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 3, effective June 16,
1960. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 1. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 54,
sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. secs. 2739g-50, 2739g-69p.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
58
cases (
5 in the last 5 years), 1942–2026 · leading case:
Lamb v. Commonwealth, 510 S.W.3d 316 (Ky. 2017).
Lamb v. Commonwealth, 510 S.W.3d 316 (Ky. 2017).
· cites it 2× “The trial court concluded that: 1) the arresting officer had probable cause to stop Appellant’s vehicle after he failed to use a turn signal in violation of KRS 189.380(1); 2 and 2) the officer executed the subsequent sobriety test, drug dog search, and pat-down search based…”
Bays v. Summitt Trucking, LLC, 691 F. Supp. 2d 725 (W.D. Ky. 2010).
· cites it 4× “He further alleges that Doe was negligent per se for violating four Kentucky statutes: KRS § 189.380 for failing to give a proper turn signal; KRS § 189.”
McCoy v. Carter, 323 S.W.2d 210 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959).
· cites it 3× “However, we believe that once McCoy signaled a left turn and then changed his mind and swerved back on his right side of the road and stopped or slowed almost to a stop, 'which the testimony of two witnesses stated he did, it was necessary that he should make known his change of…”
Ellis v. McCubbins, 229 S.W.2d 992 (Ky. Ct. App. 1950).
· cites it 2× “h of Instruction 2 merely told the jury McCubbins should exercise ordinary care to so operate his automobile as not to cause a collision between it and other automobiles using the highway at that time and place, and this duty included the duty of giving visible signals of his…”
Smith v. Sizemore, 300 S.W.2d 225 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).
· cites it 2× “These contentions ignore the duties placed upon Sizemore by KRS 189.380. The pertinent part of KRS 189.”
Berry v. Jorris, 199 S.W.2d 616 (Ky. Ct. App. 1947).
· cites it 2× “Then whom should we charge with the creation of this emergency? Was it Redman, who said, without refutation by anybody, that he was keeping a lookout and driving at moderate speed? Or was it driver X who, assuming he was involved in this accident, gave no part of the required…”
State v. Johnson, 148 S.W.3d 338 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004).
“§ 8-1548 ; Kentucky: Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 189.380; Montana: Mont.”
Collett v. Taylor, 383 S.W.2d 692 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).
· cites it 2× “KRS 189.380 provides in part, “No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety * * *.”
Adams v. Feck, 303 S.W.2d 287 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).
· cites it 3× “It is Adams’ primary contention, relying upon subsections (1) and (2) of KRS 189.380, that the accident was entirely *289 the fault of William Feck because he pulled to the left in the path of the Adams car (a) without ascertaining that the left turn could be made with…”
Covington v. Friend Tractor & Motor Co., 547 S.W.2d 771 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977).
“KRS 189.380(1). In the present case, there is no evidence of anything that would have prevented Friend from observing the imminent approach of Covington’s motorcycle.”
Commonwealth v. Runion, 873 S.W.2d 583 (Ky. Ct. App. 1993).
“KRS 189.380(1) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.380(1) — 22 cases
Lamb v. Commonwealth, 510 S.W.3d 316 (Ky. 2017).
“The trial court concluded that: 1) the arresting officer had probable cause to stop Appellant’s vehicle after he failed to use a turn signal in violation of KRS 189.380(1); 2 and 2) the officer executed the subsequent sobriety test, drug dog search, and pat-down search based…”
McCoy v. Carter, 323 S.W.2d 210 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959).
“However, we believe that once McCoy signaled a left turn and then changed his mind and swerved back on his right side of the road and stopped or slowed almost to a stop, 'which the testimony of two witnesses stated he did, it was necessary that he should make known his change of…”
Covington v. Friend Tractor & Motor Co., 547 S.W.2d 771 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977).
“KRS 189.380(1). In the present case, there is no evidence of anything that would have prevented Friend from observing the imminent approach of Covington’s motorcycle.”
Commonwealth v. Runion, 873 S.W.2d 583 (Ky. Ct. App. 1993).
“KRS 189.380(1) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.”
Smith v. Sizemore, 300 S.W.2d 225 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).
“These contentions ignore the duties placed upon Sizemore by KRS 189.380. The pertinent part of KRS 189.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.380(2) — 6 cases
Ellis v. McCubbins, 229 S.W.2d 992 (Ky. Ct. App. 1950).
“h of Instruction 2 merely told the jury McCubbins should exercise ordinary care to so operate his automobile as not to cause a collision between it and other automobiles using the highway at that time and place, and this duty included the duty of giving visible signals of his…”
Adams v. Feck, 303 S.W.2d 287 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).
“It is Adams’ primary contention, relying upon subsections (1) and (2) of KRS 189.380, that the accident was entirely *289 the fault of William Feck because he pulled to the left in the path of the Adams car (a) without ascertaining that the left turn could be made with…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.380(3) — 3 cases
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.380(4) — 3 cases
Collett v. Taylor, 383 S.W.2d 692 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).
“KRS 189.380 provides in part, “No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety * * *.”
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