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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall not be driven upon the left half of the roadway, except as follows:
(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing that movement;
(2) When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;
(3) Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon;
(4) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic;
(5) When the right half of the roadway is in disrepair or is in an otherwise undrivable or unsafe condition; or
(6) When a vehicle is preparing to exit the roadway on the left.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle shall not be driven upon the left lane of a multilane highway, except as follows:
(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing that movement;
(2) When all other lanes for traveling in the same direction are closed to traffic while under construction or repair;
(3) When all other lanes for traveling in the same direction are in disrepair or are in an otherwise undrivable or unsafe condition; or
(4) When a vehicle is preparing to exit the multilane highway on the left.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-51-301. Vehicles to be driven on right side of roadway--Exceptions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-27-transportation/ar-code-sect-27-51-301.html
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