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27-37-202. Horns and warning devices — Flashing lights on emergency vehicles.
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27-37-202. Horns and warning devices — Flashing lights on emergency vehicles.
(a)(1)(A) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet (200').
(B) No horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
(2) When reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, the driver of a motor vehicle shall give audible warning with his or her horn but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a public street or highway.
(b)(1) No vehicle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle, any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section.
(2) It is permissible, but not required, that commercial vehicles may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
(3)(A) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred feet (500') and of a type approved by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
(B)(i) Except as provided under § 27-51-906, the driver of an emergency vehicle shall sound a warning device:
(a) When necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers that the emergency vehicle is approaching; and
(b) While the emergency vehicle is being operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
(ii) The warning device shall not be used by the driver of an emergency vehicle except when the emergency vehicle is being operated as required under subd
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-37-202
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27-37-202. Horns and warning devices — Flashing lights on emergency vehicles.
(a)(1)(A) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet (200').
(B) No horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
(2) When reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, the driver of a motor vehicle shall give audible warning with his or her horn but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a public street or highway.
(b)(1) No vehicle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle, any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section.
(2) It is permissible, but not required, that commercial vehicles may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
(3)(A) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred feet (500') and of a type approved by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
(B)(i) Except as provided under § 27-51-906, the driver of an emergency vehicle shall sound a warning device:
(a) When necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers that the emergency vehicle is approaching; and
(b) While the emergency vehicle is being operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
(ii) The warning device shall not be used by the driver of an emergency vehicle except when the emergency vehicle is being operated as required under subdivision (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section.
(c)(1) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with signal lamps in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this subchapter. These lamps shall be mounted as high and be as widely spaced laterally as practicable. The vehicle shall be capable of displaying to the front two (2) alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and to the rear two (2) alternately flashing red lights located at the same level.
(2) These lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred feet (500') in normal sunlight.
(d) A police vehicle, when used as an authorized emergency vehicle, may, but need not, be equipped with alternately flashing red lights specified in this section.
(e) The use of the signal equipment described in this section shall impose upon drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield right-of-way and to stop as prescribed in § 27-51-901.
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27-51-901. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
(a)(1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, when the driver is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2) Upon conviction of violating subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a person is subject to a fine not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400).
(b) Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, as stated in subsection (a) of this section, the operator of every streetcar shall immediately stop the car clear of any intersection and keep it in that position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
(c) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-51-901
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27-51-906. Police vehicle exceptions.
(a) An authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle is not required to operate the vehicle's siren or flashing lights when the emergency vehicle is responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator if the emergency vehicle is being used to:
(1) Obtain evidence of a speeding violation;
(2) Respond to a suspected crime in progress when use of an audible or visual signal could result in the destruction of evidence or escape of a suspect; or
(3) Conduct surveillance of a vehicle or the passengers of a vehicle who are suspected of involvement in a crime.
(b) This section does not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle from:
(1) The duty to drive with regard for the safety of all persons using the street; or
(2) Any legal consequence resulting from a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-51-906
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-51-906. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.