Harold's Super Service

Lloyd Hemphill

It is that time again for the fan favorite.... LEFT LANE DRIVERS! As troopers, we do our best to enforce all the laws of the state, and many of you ask if we enforce this law..YES - it is heavily enforced by the ASP, but many times it goes unrecognized, due to the fact that we are stopping them from the third lane of traffic. The biggest issue we face is that most people do not KNOW this law! We need your help in getting the public educated so that they move over and stop irritating other drivers. SHARE this one! Lets see how many people we can reach today. The more people who see this, the more people we get on board!

The law states that you must drive on the right side of the roadway (aka. the right lane). Evidence shows that slowing down and changing lanes is more dangerous than speeding.

According to statistics, lane changes account for 10 percent of highway accidents. Interestingly enough, research has found that the strongest predictor of an accident isn’t actually speeding, but actually variance in the average speed of traffic. Data has found that a car moving five miles slower per hour than the rest of traffic has a greater chance of causing an accident than one that is moving five miles per hour faster.

Impeding traffic falls under Arkansas Law:

27-51-301. Vehicles to be driven on right side of roadway.

(a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right 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; or
(4) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.
(b) Motor vehicles shall not be operated continuously in the left lane of a multi lane roadway whenever it impedes the flow of other traffic.