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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-306

Overtaking of vehicle on left

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Neal v. J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (1991)

Most recently applied in United States v. Bams (June 2017)

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 58; Pope's Dig., § 6716; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-609; Acts 2001, No. 220, § 1.

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The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated:

(1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle; and

(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall yield to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

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.