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281.735 Overcrowding of passenger vehicles -- Maximum width.
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The department shall, in its safety regulations, prescribe rules prohibiting
overcrowding in the various types of motor vehicles carrying passengers for
hire.
The owner or driver or chauffeur of any motor vehicle for the transportation of
passengers shall not permit any passengers to ride upon the steps or
running-board of any such motor vehicle, nor shall he permit any passenger to
ride on the top of any such motor vehicle unless the top has been designed
and equipped with seats constructed for such use and provided with protecting
railing or protective enclosure on all four (4) sides of the top of the vehicle, and
unless such use has been authorized by a certificate issued by the department.
No motor carrier shall operate a motor vehicle for the transportation of persons
for hire, except city and suburban buses, with an extreme width exceeding
ninety-six (96) inches, except upon such highways which are a part of the
state-maintained system upon which increased widths have been authorized
by order of the commissioner of highways as provided by law. The extreme
width of a city or suburban bus shall not exceed one hundred two (102) inches.
History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 2. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 63,
sec. 34, effective June 15, 1950.
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