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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-305

Following too closely — Definition

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case United States v. Gregory (2002)

Most recently applied in United States v. Stephen Cox (March 2021)

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 63; Pope's Dig., § 6721; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-614; Acts 2001, No. 998, § 1; 2017, No. 797, § 1.

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(1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.

(2) The driver of any motor truck or any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district shall not follow within two hundred feet (200') of another motor vehicle.

(3) This subsection does not prevent overtaking and passing.

(4) Vehicles equipped with driver-assistive truck platooning systems may follow other vehicles closer than allowed under subsection (a) of this section and subdivision (b)(1) of this section.

(5) As used in this chapter, “driver-assistive truck platooning system” means technology that integrates sensor array, wireless communication, vehicle controls, and specialized software to synchronize acceleration and braking between two (2) or more vehicles while leaving each vehicle's steering control and systems monitoring and intervention in the control of its human operator.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.