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Page 1 of 1 177.072 Motorcycle awareness signs. (1) As used in this section: (a) &quot;Local government&quot; means: 1. Any city organized and governed under KRS Chapter 83 or 83A; 2. Any urban-county government organized and governed under KRS <br>Chapter 67A; 3. Any consolidated local government organized and governed under KRS <br>Chapter 67C; and 4. All of Kentucky's one hundred twenty (120) counties; and (b) &quot;Motorcycle awareness signs&quot; means signs that increase the awareness of the traveling public to the possible presence of motorcycles and which are erected <br>in the highway right-of-way of any highway that is part of the state primary <br>road system established under KRS 177.020. (2) All statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, the cabinet shall permit any local government, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, to erect <br>motorcycle awareness signs. (3) The cabinet may, in addition to authorizing a local government to erect motorcycle awareness signs, also erect motorcycle awareness signs. (4) Any local government wanting to erect motorcycle awareness signs shall submit a written request to the cabinet. The request shall identify the routes and the specific <br>location on the routes where motorcycle awareness signs will be erected. If the <br>cabinet determines that any location identified in the request would pose a traffic <br>safety hazard, the cabinet shall identify an alternative location for the placement of <br>the motorcycle awareness signs. (5) The signs authorized to be erected under this section shall consist of two (2) signs. The upper sign shall be diamond shaped with a motorcyclist pictured on the sign. A <br>second rectangular sign shall be placed directly below the diamond shaped sign and <br>contain the words &quot;Share the Road.&quot; The signs shall conform with the standards <br>established in the &quot;Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices&quot; published by the <br>United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.

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Page 1 of 1 177.072 Motorcycle awareness signs. (1) As used in this section: (a) &quot;Local government&quot; means: 1. Any city organized and governed under KRS Chapter 83 or 83A; 2. Any urban-county government organized and governed under KRS <br>Chapter 67A; 3. Any consolidated local government organized and governed under KRS <br>Chapter 67C; and 4. All of Kentucky's one hundred twenty (120) counties; and (b) &quot;Motorcycle awareness signs&quot; means signs that increase the awareness of the traveling public to the possible presence of motorcycles and which are erected <br>in the highway right-of-way of any highway that is part of the state primary <br>road system established under KRS 177.020. (2) All statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, the cabinet shall permit any local government, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, to erect <br>motorcycle awareness signs. (3) The cabinet may, in addition to authorizing a local government to erect motorcycle awareness signs, also erect motorcycle awareness signs. (4) Any local government wanting to erect motorcycle awareness signs shall submit a written request to the cabinet. The request shall identify the routes and the specific <br>location on the routes where motorcycle awareness signs will be erected. If the <br>cabinet determines that any location identified in the request would pose a traffic <br>safety hazard, the cabinet shall identify an alternative location for the placement of <br>the motorcycle awareness signs. (5) The signs authorized to be erected under this section shall consist of two (2) signs. The upper sign shall be diamond shaped with a motorcyclist pictured on the sign. A <br>second rectangular sign shall be placed directly below the diamond shaped sign and <br>contain the words &quot;Share the Road.&quot; The signs shall conform with the standards <br>established in the &quot;Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices&quot; published by the <br>United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.

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Page 1 of 1 177.072 Motorcycle awareness signs. (1) As used in this section: (a) &quot;Local government&quot; means: 1. Any city organized and governed under KRS Chapter 83 or 83A; 2. Any urban-county government organized and governed under KRS <br>Chapter 67A; 3. Any consolidated local government organized and governed under KRS <br>Chapter 67C; and 4. All of Kentucky's one hundred twenty (120) counties; and (b) &quot;Motorcycle awareness signs&quot; means signs that increase the awareness of the traveling public to the possible presence of motorcycles and which are erected <br>in the highway right-of-way of any highway that is part of the state primary <br>road system established under KRS 177.020. (2) All statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, the cabinet shall permit any local government, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, to erect <br>motorcycle awareness signs. (3) The cabinet may, in addition to authorizing a local government to erect motorcycle awareness signs, also erect motorcycle awareness signs. (4) Any local government wanting to erect motorcycle awareness signs shall submit a written request to the cabinet. The request shall identify the routes and the specific <br>location on the routes where motorcycle awareness signs will be erected. If the <br>cabinet determines that any location identified in the request would pose a traffic <br>safety hazard, the cabinet shall identify an alternative location for the placement of <br>the motorcycle awareness signs. (5) The signs authorized to be erected under this section shall consist of two (2) signs. The upper sign shall be diamond shaped with a motorcyclist pictured on the sign. A <br>second rectangular sign shall be placed directly below the diamond shaped sign and <br>contain the words &quot;Share the Road.&quot; The signs shall conform with the standards <br>established in the &quot;Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices&quot; published by the <br>United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.