Harold's Super Service

01/06/2024

Harold's Super Service is now open Saturdays from 8AM to 2PM.

04/05/2023

Lloyd Hemphill

01/30/2023

01/27/2022

08/16/2021

School is back in session! Whether you have a school age child at home or not, we are all responsible for making sure they get home safe!! Remember to be cautious in your area, as bus stops are always changing and students move during the summer! Below is a reminder of Arkansas school bus laws, and what you need to know!!

11/03/2020

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REMINDER!! Make sure you take those winter coats OFF for children in your vehicle!!! When a child is wearing a winter coat, it may feel like they are strapped snugly into a car seat when the straps are actually dangerously loose. If you have children, or know someone who does - this is SO important. Children do not have a choice whether they are safe and secure in your vehicle - you must protect them!

Buckle the kids up for warmth AND safety! Here are a couple things you can do:

- For smaller children, put a blanket over them to keep them warm. (they usually like the snuggle effect anyway!)
- Only use aftermarket covers, essentially fitted blankets, designed to give additional warmth that are approved by the car-seat manufacturer for your specific car seat. Such covers have been tested with the seat and won't compromise your child's safety.
- For a bigger child, after securing him or her in the car seat, turn the coat around and put it on backward (with arms through the armholes), so the back of the coat serves as a blanket resting on top of the harness.

27-34-104 - Child Passenger Protection Act

Every driver of a motor vehicle who transports a child under fifteen (15) years of age, shall while the vehicle is in motion and operated on a public road, street, or highway, properly place, maintain, and secure the child in a child passenger restraint system properly secured to the vehicle and meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.

A child who is less than six (6) years of age and who weighs less than sixty pounds (60 lbs)shall be restrained in a child passenger safety seat properly secured to the vehicle.

If a child is at least six (6) years of age or at least sixty pounds (60 lbs) in weight, a safety belt properly secured to the vehicle shall be sufficient.

Although the law states after 6 years of age children can get out of a child passenger safety seat, we recommend that they still be in one, according to their weight and height. Listed below are the proper seat for each age group::

Birth to 12 months: A child under the age of one always rides rear-facing, or facing the back of the car. These children can ride in a rear-facing only carrier, a convertible car seat, or an all-in-one car seat.

1 to 3 years: Children should continue to ride rear-facing as long as possible. This is the safest way for children to ride in a motor vehicle. They should stay in the rear-facing car seat until they reach the upper weight or height limit allowed by that seat for rear-facing, until at least age 2. These children ride in a rear-facing-only carrier, a convertible car seat, or an all-in-one car seat.

4 to 7 years: Children should ride in a forward-facing car seat with a harness until they reach the upper weight or height limit of that car seat. The top tether should always be used when forward facing, unless the weight limit has been reached. These children ride in a convertible or a combination car seat.
8 to 12 years: Children should use a high back booster or a backless booster when they have outgrown the forward facing seat with a harness until they can properly fit a seat belt. Boosters are used with lap and shoulder seat belts only.
13 years and up: Children should only move to a lap and shoulder seat belt when they properly fit. By proper fit, the shoulder belt must lay flat on the shoulder, the lap belt portion stays low on the hips (not the stomach), and the child's knees should bend over the seat with their feet touching the floor.
Children should not be front seat passengers until they are at least 13 years old.

10/27/2020

On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year.

Today, we are posting the law that concerns walking in residential areas where crosswalks are not present. Section A clearly states that you must YIELD to vehicles. Do not expect vehicles to stop for your children running in the streets, just be extra cautious and make sure they are paying attention at ALL TIMES. There are several easy and effective ways that parents can share with kids to help reduce their risk of injury while taking part in the fun tonight!!

- Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors. Since masks can sometimes obstruct a child’s vision, try non-toxic face paint and makeup whenever possible.
- Have kids use glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers.
- Children under the age of 12 should not be alone at night without adult supervision. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, remind them to stick to familiar areas that are well lit and trick-or-treat in groups.
- Popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. so be especially alert for kids during those hours.
- When selecting a costume make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls.

27-51-1204. Pedestrians crossing at other than crosswalks.

(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.

10/20/2020

Listen up!!!! If you are involved in an automobile crash - and your vehicle IS movable - MOVE IT! One of the first things a dispatcher or law enforcement officer will tell you to do after being involved in a crash, is to move to a safe location out of the roadway.

Unless someone is injured and unable to move, or the vehicle is disabled - there is no reason not to move your vehicles to a safe place, whether that is on the shoulder of the road or even in to a near by parking lot.

27-53-102. Accidents involving damage only to vehicle or personal property of another person — Removal of vehicle.

(a)
(1) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by any person or to the personal property of another person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to the accident as possible, and shall immediately return to and remain at the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of § 27-53-103.

(2) Every stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(b) An accident of this nature shall include all accidents that occur upon the streets or highways, upon the parking area of private business establishments, or elsewhere throughout the state.

(c)
(1) The driver shall remove his or her vehicle from the roadway, except that the driver may leave the vehicle in the roadway if the vehicle is disabled or there is a visible or apparent injury to a person.

(2) The removal of a vehicle from the roadway under this section shall not constitute an admission of liability nor a waiver of a claim for personal injury.
(d) A person who knowingly violates this section is upon conviction guilty of a:
(1) Class A misdemeanor if the amount of actual damage is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(2) Class D felony if the amount of actual damage is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more; or
(3) Class B misdemeanor if otherwise committed.

07/09/2020

Looking for Tow Driver/Operator. Non-CDL. Must pass Criminal Background Check and Drug Test, have good driving record, be 21+ (Due to Insurance), and live locally. Multiple positions available. Apply in person.

07/07/2020

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.