Bill > HB172

This bill requires vehicles operating on highways with iron, steel, or wooden wheels to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that contacts the road surface, with an exception for animal-drawn vehicles weighing one ton or less used solely for transporting people. The bill amends the existing Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) to add a new section to Chapter 189 establishing this requirement and modifies the penalty section of KRS 189.990 to include violations of this new provision. Specifically, anyone found operating a vehicle without the required rubberized wheel strip on highways will be subject to a fine ranging from $20 to $100 for each offense. The purpose of this requirement appears to be protecting road surfaces from potential damage caused by hard, non-rubber wheel materials and ensuring smoother, safer transportation. The bill provides a narrow exemption for light animal-drawn vehicles, likely to accommodate traditional or agricultural transportation methods that might use such vehicles.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb172.html