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AR Code § 27-51-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 4 - Turning, Stopping, and Signaling|§ 27-51-401. Turning at intersections

 The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:   (1) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway;  (2) The approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line of the road. After entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered; and  (3)  (A) The approach for a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street shall be made in that portion of the right one-half (½) of the roadway nearest the center line and by passing to the right of the center line where it enters the intersection.  (B) A left turn from a one-way street into a two-way street shall be made by passing to the right of the center line of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection.
AR Code § 27-51-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 4 - Turning, Stopping, and Signaling|§ 27-51-402. Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited

 No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet (500').
AR Code § 27-51-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 4 - Turning, Stopping, and Signaling|§ 27-51-403. Signals for turning, stopping, changing lanes, or decreasing speed required

 (a) No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving a clearly audible signal by sounding the horn if any pedestrian may be affected by the movement or after giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in subsection (b) of this section in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.  (b) A signal of intention to change lanes or to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet (100') traveled by the vehicle before changing lanes or turning.  (c) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this subchapter to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
AR Code § 27-51-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 4 - Turning, Stopping, and Signaling|§ 27-51-404. Signals to stop or turn

 (a) Any stop or turn signal when required in this subchapter shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section.  (b) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of the motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches (24") or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load exceeds fourteen feet (14'). The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle and also to any combination of vehicles.
AR Code § 27-51-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 4 - Turning, Stopping, and Signaling|§ 27-51-405. Hand and arm signals

 All signals required in this subchapter to be given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and these signals shall be indicated as follows:   (1) Left turn — Hand and arm extended horizontally;  (2) Right turn — Hand and arm extended upward; and  (3) Stop or decrease of speed — Hand and arm extended downward.
AR Code § 27-51-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 5 - Intersections|§ 27-51-501. Vehicles approaching or entering intersection

 (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.  (b) When two (2) vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.  (c) The foregoing rules are modified at through highways and otherwise as stated in this subchapter.
AR Code § 27-51-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 5 - Intersections|§ 27-51-502. Vehicle turning left at intersection

 The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction which are within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver, after having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make the left turn after all other vehicles approaching the intersection which constitute an immediate hazard shall have cleared the intersection.
AR Code § 27-51-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 5 - Intersections|§ 27-51-503. Vehicle or streetcar entering stop or yield intersection

 (a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized by law.  (b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle and every operator of a streetcar approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by § 27-51-601, and after having stopped, shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on the highway as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver having so yielded may proceed, and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle so proceeding.  (c)  (1) The driver of a vehicle or the operator of a streetcar approaching a yield sign shall, in obedience to such sign, slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary as provided in § 27-51-601, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway on which he or she is driving. The driver shall also yield to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. A driver having so yielded may proceed, and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall yield to the vehicle so proceeding.  (2) If a driver is involved in a collision with a pedestrian in a crosswalk or a vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without stopping, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his or her failure to yield right-of-way.
AR Code § 27-51-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 6 - Stops and Yielding|§ 27-51-601. Stop signs and yield signs

 (a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized by law.  (b) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be erected as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then as near as practicable to the nearest line of the intersection roadway.  (c)  (1) Every stop sign shall bear the word “STOP” in letters not less than eight inches (8") in height.  (2) Every yield sign shall bear the word “YIELD” in letters not less than seven inches (7") in height.  (3) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by internal illumination or by a floodlight projected on the face of the sign or by efficient reflecting elements in the face of the sign.    (d) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle and every operator of a streetcar approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. In the event there is no crosswalk, the driver or operator shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.  (e) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. In the event there is no crosswalk, the driver shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
AR Code § 27-51-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 6 - Stops and Yielding|§ 27-51-602. Stop before driving across sidewalk

 When in a business or residential district and emerging from an alley, driveway, or building, the driver of a vehicle shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or private driveway.
AR Code § 27-51-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 6 - Stops and Yielding|§ 27-51-603. Yield on entering highway from private road

 The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway.
AR Code § 27-51-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 6 - Stops and Yielding|§ 27-51-604. Additional penalties

 (a) The penalties under this section may be in addition to the penalties provided under § 27-50-301 et seq. and the Arkansas Criminal Code, § 5-1-101 et seq.  (b) A person who is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or pleads nolo contendere to a violation under this subchapter where the violation resulted in the injury of another person may be fined two hundred dollars ($200) and may have his or her driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege suspended for a minimum of thirty (30) days.  (c) A person who is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or pleads nolo contendere to a violation under this subchapter where the violation resulted in the serious bodily injury of another person may be fined five hundred dollars ($500) and may have his or her driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege suspended for a minimum of ninety (90) days.  (d) A person who is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or pleads nolo contendere to a violation under this subchapter where the violation results in the death of another person may be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may have his or her driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege suspended for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days.
AR Code § 27-51-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 7 - Railroad Grade Crossings|§ 27-51-701. Penalty generally

 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200).
AR Code § 27-51-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 7 - Railroad Grade Crossings|§ 27-51-702. Obedience to signals at crossings required

 (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, then the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. These requirements shall apply when:  (1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;  (2) A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagger gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;  (3) A railroad train approaching within approximately one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and the railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard; and  (4) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing.    (b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
AR Code § 27-51-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 7 - Railroad Grade Crossings|§ 27-51-703. Certain vehicles to stop at all crossings — Exceptions

 (a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, any school bus carrying any school child, or any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo before crossing at grade any tracks of a railroad shall stop the vehicle within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') from the nearest rail of the railroad and, while so stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train and for signals indicating that approach of a train, except as provided, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in the gear of the vehicle in which there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the tracks.  (b) No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or a traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed.  (c) This section shall not apply at street railway grade crossings within a business or residential district.
AR Code § 27-51-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 7 - Railroad Grade Crossings|§ 27-51-704. Trucks carrying explosives or flammable liquids

 (a) The operator of any truck carrying any explosive substances or flammable liquids or gases as a cargo or part of a cargo shall, before crossing any railroad tracks, stop the vehicle within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') from the nearest railroad and while stopped shall open the door of the truck on the driver's side or roll down the window at least twelve inches (12") in order to remove any obstruction of the sound of a train whistle. He or she shall also listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or signals indicating the approach of a train and shall proceed to cross the tracks only after he or she has determined that it is safe to do so.  (b)  (1) Any operator of a truck who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  (2)  (A)  (i) Upon a first conviction, the operator shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).  (ii) In addition, the chauffeur's license of the operator shall be suspended for a period of thirty (30) days.    (B)  (i) For a second offense, the operator shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).  (ii) In addition, that person's chauffeur's license shall be suspended for a period of one (1) year.
AR Code § 27-51-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 7 - Railroad Grade Crossings|§ 27-51-705. Moving heavy equipment at crossings

 (a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of up to ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch (½") per foot of the distance between any two (2) adjacent axles or, in any event, of less than nine inches (9"), measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.  (b) Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a station agent of the railroad, and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing.  (c) Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment shall first stop it not less than fifteen feet (15') nor more than fifty feet (50') from the nearest rail of the railroad. While stopped that person shall listen and look in both directions along the tracks for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.  (d)  (1) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.  (2) If a flagger is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his or her direction.
AR Code § 27-51-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 7 - Railroad Grade Crossings|§ 27-51-706. Designation of particularly dangerous crossings

 (a) The State Highway Commission and local authorities, with the approval of the commission, are authorized to designate particularly dangerous state highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs there.  (b) When stop signs are erected, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50') but not less than ten feet (10') from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.  (c) Any person, owner, or driver of any automobile, truck, motorcycle, or other motor-driven vehicle violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).  (d) This section shall be cumulative to the other laws of this state and shall not repeal any laws or parts of laws except where specifically in conflict with this section.
AR Code § 27-51-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 8 - Streetcars|§ 27-51-801. Passing streetcar on left

 (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass upon the left nor drive upon the left side of any streetcar proceeding in the same direction, whether the streetcar is actually in motion or temporarily at rest, except:  (1) When so directed by a police officer;  (2) When upon a one-way street; or  (3) When upon a street where the tracks are so located as to prevent compliance with this section.    (b) The driver of any vehicle, when permitted to overtake and pass upon the left of a streetcar which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger, shall reduce speed and may proceed only upon exercising due caution for pedestrians and shall accord pedestrians the right-of-way when required by other sections of this chapter.
AR Code § 27-51-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 8 - Streetcars|§ 27-51-802. Passing streetcar on right

 The driver of a vehicle overtaking upon the right any streetcar stopped or about to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger shall stop the vehicle at least five feet (5') to the rear of the nearest running board or door of the streetcar and thereupon remain standing until all passengers have boarded the car or, upon alighting, have reached a place of safety. However, where a safety zone has been established, a vehicle need not be brought to a stop before passing any streetcar but may proceed past such car at a speed not greater than is reasonable and proper and with due caution for the safety of pedestrians.
AR Code § 27-51-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 8 - Streetcars|§ 27-51-803. Driving on streetcar tracks

 (a) The driver of any vehicle proceeding upon any streetcar track in front of a streetcar upon a street shall remove the vehicle from the track as soon as practical after signal from the operator of the streetcar.  (b) When a streetcar has started to cross an intersection, no driver of a vehicle shall drive upon or cross the car tracks within the intersection in front of the streetcar.  (c) The driver of a vehicle upon overtaking and passing a streetcar shall not turn in front of the streetcar so as to interfere with or impede its movement.
AR Code § 27-51-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic|Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road|Subchapter 9 - Emergency Vehicles|§ 27-51-901. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

 (a)  (1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, when the driver is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.  (2) Upon conviction of violating subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a person is subject to a fine not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400).    (b) Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, as stated in subsection (a) of this section, the operator of every streetcar shall immediately stop the car clear of any intersection and keep it in that position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.  (c) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.