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Council approves first reading of ordinance allowing street-legal special purpose vehicles on 35 mph roads
Summary
On first reading the Hopkinsville City Council approved an ordinance permitting street-legal special purpose vehicles to operate on designated city highways with limits (35 mph or less) and safety requirements including helmets for passengers under 18.
Hopkinsville City Council passed on first reading an ordinance authorizing the operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles within the city on streets with posted speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, and imposing equipment and safety restrictions consistent with state law.
The ordinance, introduced as Ordinance 24-2025, cites the Kentucky General Assembly's Senate Bill 63 (codified in…
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