6973_Cover 9/5/07 8:15 AM Page 2 LITTERING: ARKANSAS ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR INFORMATION Following the successful completion of driver testing, Arkansas license applicants will IT’S AGAINST THE LAW. be asked whether they wish to register as an organ or tissue donor. The words “Organ With a driver license comes the responsibility of being familiar with Donor” will be printed on the front of the Arkansas driver license for those individuals the laws of the road. As a driver you are accountable for what may be who choose to participate as a registered organ donor. thrown from the vehicle onto a city street or state highway. Arkansas driver license holders, identified as organ donors, will be listed in a state 8-6-404 PENALTIES registry. The donor driver license and registry assist emergency services and medical (a)(1)(A)(i) A person convicted of a violation of § 8-6-406 or § 8-6-407 for a first offense personnel identify the individuals who have chosen to offer upon death, their body’s shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be fined in an amount of not organs to help another person have a second chance at life (i.e. the transplant of heart, less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, corneas, bone, skin, heart valves or tissue). (ii) An additional sentence of not more than eight (8) hours of community service shall be imposed under this subdivision (a)(1)(A). It will be important, should you choose to participate in the donor program to speak (B)(i) A person convicted of a violation of § 8-6-406 or § 8-6- court shall have his or her driver's license suspended for six with your family about the decision so that your wishes can be carried-out upon your 407 for a second or subsequent offense within three (3) years (6) months by the Department of Finance and Administration, death. Please review some of the facts you should know about organ and tissue of the first offense shall be guilty of an unclassified upon receipt of an order of denial of driving privileges from the misdemeanor and shall be fined in an amount of not less than court pursuant to this section. donations: two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than two thousand 8-6-407 COMMERCIAL REFUSE HAULING BY dollars ($2,000). UNCOVERED VEHICLES Thousands of people are on waiting lists to receive organ transplants. (ii) An additional sentence of not more than twenty-four (24) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commercial or Approximately 17 patients on average die each day while waiting on a hours of community service may be imposed under this for-hire hauling to operate any truck or other vehicle within suitable organ donation (one person every 85 minutes). subdivision (a)(1)(B). this state to transport litter, trash, or garbage unless the The decision to become an organ or tissue donor will not influence the (2) In addition to those penalties, any violator may also be vehicle is covered to prevent its contents from blowing, quality of emergency care or medical treatment an organ donor might receive. required to remove litter from alongside highways and at dropping, falling off, or otherwise departing from the vehicle. other appropriate locations for any prescribed period. Organ donations may only occur after every effort has been made to save the In addition, any person operating his own truck or other donor’s life. (b) Any person who violates § 8-6-406 or § 8-6-407 and who vehicle to transport litter, trash, or garbage shall take is found to have committed the prohibited acts in furtherance reasonable steps to prevent its contents from blowing, Organ and tissue donations do not change the way the body may appear. of or as a part of a commercial enterprise, whether or not that dropping, falling off, or otherwise departing from the vehicle. Organ and tissue donors are treated with respect and dignity. Organ harvesting enterprise is the disposal of wastes, shall be guilty of However, no vehicle hauling predominately metallic material occurs through a sterile surgical process under the strict guidance of a commercial littering and shall be guilty of a Class A shall be required to be covered if it is loaded in a manner physician. misdemeanor. Additionally, those convicted may be required which will prevent the material from falling or dropping from The families of organ and tissue donors are not expected to pay for any to remove any litter disposed of in violation of this subchapter. the vehicle. (c) Any person who violates any provision of § 8-6-408 shall medical bills associated with the organ harvesting process. 8-6-408 DISCARDING CERTAIN ITEMS PROHIBITED be guilty of: Organ and tissue donations are considered gifts and family survivors of a (1) An unclassified misdemeanor for a first offense and shall It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be donor receive no compensation. be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and sentenced to one placed any junk motor vehicle, old vehicle tire, or inoperative While many religious orders or denominations may not oppose the hundred (100) hours of community service; and or abandoned household appliance, or part thereof, upon the right-of-way of any public highway, upon any other public principals of human organ and tissue donations, specific questions relating to (2) A Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent this matter should be directed to your family pastor, cleric or religious leaders. offense. property, or upon any private property which he does not (d)(1) All or any portion of the fines, community service, and own, lease, rent, or otherwise control, unless it is at a salvage *Source material from Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency imprisonment penalties provided by this section may be yard, a permitted disposal site, or at the business suspended by the judge if the violator agrees to remove litter establishment of a demolisher. The Arkansas Organ Donor Registry is managed by the Arkansas Regional Organ from alongside highways and at other appropriate locations 8-6-409 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE AGAINST DRIVERS Recovery Agency (ARORA). For more information about organ and tissue donation, for a prescribed period. If the throwing, dumping, or depositing of litter was done from contact ARORA by calling (501) 907-9150 or (866) 660-6433, or log onto the ARORA (e) In addition to all other penalties, any person convicted of a motor vehicle, except a motor bus, it shall be prima facie web site at www.arora.org a violation of § 8-6-406 or § 8-6-407 who fails to pay any fines evidence that the throwing, dumping, or depositing was done assessed in accordance with the findings and orders of the by the driver of the motor vehicle. English Guts:Layout 1 8/13/07 2:08 PM Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE DRIVER LICENSE . .1 Keeping the Driver License . .4 Accepted Identification List . .5 Applicants Under Eighteen Years of Age . .5 BEFORE YOU DRIVE . .6 Planning the Trip . .7 Inspecting the Vehicle . .7 Keeping Your Field of Vision Clean and Clear . .9 Adjusting Driver Seat and Mirrors . .10 Use of Safety Belts and Child Restraints . .10 The Law on Littering . .11 Unattended Children and Pets . .12 RULES OF THE ROAD . .12 Construction/Maintenance Zone Safety . .12 Traffic Controls . .12 Lighted Traffic Signals . .13 Traffic Signs . .14 Pavement Markings . .18 Right Of Way . .20 Intersections . .21 Passing . .21 Emergency Vehicle . .21 School Buses . .22 Parking . .22 AR Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities . .23 PRACTICE THE RULES OF SAFE DRIVING . .24 Operating the Motor Vehicle . .24 Starting the Vehicle Engine . .24 Acceleration . .24 Steering the Vehicle . .24 Monitoring Vehicle Speed . .25 Stopping . .25 Remaining Alert and Avoiding Distractions . .25 Looking Ahead . .26 Looking to the Sides . .27 Intersections . .27 Looking Behind. .28 Changing Lanes . .28 Slowing . .29 Backing . .29 Moving Along Steep Inclines . .29 English Guts:Layout 1 8/13/07 2:08 PM Page 2 See and Be Seen . .29 External Vehicle Lights . .29 Warning Horn . .30 Emergency Signals . .31 Blind Spots . .32 Let Other Drivers Know Your Intentions . .32 Signaling to Change Directions . .32 Signaling to Slow . .32 Adjusting the Vehicle Speed . .33 Adjusting to Road Conditions . .33 Curves . .33 Slippery Road . .33 Water Over the Roadway . .34 Adjusting to the Flow of Traffic . .34 Keeping Pace . .34 Merging With Traffic . .35 Exiting the Traffic Flow . .35 Slow Moving Traffic . .35 Trouble Spots . .35 Visibility and Reaction . .36 Darkness . .36 Rain, Fog or Snow . .36 Hills and Curves . .36 Parked Vehicles . .36 Sight Distance Rule . .36 Speed Limits . .37 Distance and Reaction . .37 Following Distance . .37 Slippery Roads . .37 The Driver Behind You Wants to Pass . .38 Following Motorcycles . .38 Towing . .38 Poor Visibility . .38 Being Followed Too Closely . .38 Following Emergency Vehicles . .38 Approaching Railroad Crossings . .38 Stopping on an Incline . ..