(a) (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. (2) In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or […]
(a) (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. (2) In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or […]
(a) (1) The prima facie speed limitations under this subchapter do not apply to authorized emergency vehicles responding to emergency calls when the driver of the emergency vehicle is operating the vehicle’s emergency lights and is also operating an audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle if other vehicles are present. (2) The driver […]
(a) The maximum speed limits posted under § 27-51-201 shall apply to all vehicles using the facility except authorized emergency vehicles on emergency trips, such as police vehicles on duty, fire vehicles on calls, and ambulances; oversize/overweight vehicles moving under special permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation or its lawfully delegated agents; and […]
(a) No local authority shall alter, amend, annul, or abrogate any posted speed regulation on any facility of the state highway system, but may, in regard to facilities traversing their respective jurisdictions, petition the State Highway Commission in a hearing to present argument on such potential action. (b) This section is supplemental to existing law […]
(a) Whenever local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the prima facie speed permitted under this subchapter at any intersection is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at the intersection, then the local authority shall determine and declare a […]
Local authorities may request professional assistance of the Arkansas Department of Transportation in determining reasonable and prudent maximum and minimum speeds for arterial highways, roads, and streets not on the state highway system in their respective jurisdictions.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with the law. (b) Whenever the State Highway Commission or local authorities, within their respective jurisdictions, on the basis of […]
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure when the structure is signposted as provided in this section. (b) Upon request from […]
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle that is towing a manufactured home or mobile home at a speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour (55 m.p.h.). (b) On roads upon which the posted speed limit is less than fifty-five miles per hour (55 m.p.h.), the posted speed limit shall be observed. (c) The Arkansas […]
No person shall drive any vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires at a speed greater than a maximum of ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.).
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 m.p.h.) when passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building. (b) This speed limit shall not be applicable upon the freeways and interstate highways of this state or to […]
(a) (1) A school zone shall include a distance of three hundred feet (300′) on either side of a school building or school grounds and shall be posted with appropriate signs showing: “SCHOOL — 25 M.P.H. WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT”. (2) At an appropriate distance before reaching this sign, a school advance sign shall be […]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 27-51-212 or § 27-51-213 shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows: (1) For a first conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) […]
(a) As used in this section, “county road” means a public road that is not a state highway, interstate highway, or city street within the jurisdiction of a given county. (b) (1) Each county judge may establish speed limits on county roads within the jurisdictional boundaries of his or her county. (2) If a county […]
(a) In addition to any other sentence resulting from a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or a finding of guilty to a traffic violation under this subchapter, the sentencing court shall assess an additional fine of five dollars ($5.00) for reckless driving, § 27-50-308, or for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour […]
