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A.R.S. § 28-794: Due Care Duty

Drivers to exercise due care

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What is the due care rule for Arizona drivers?

In Arizona, every driver must use due care to avoid hitting pedestrians, sound the horn to warn when necessary, and take extra precautions around children or confused or incapacitated people on the road.

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28-794. Drivers to exercise due care

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter every driver of a vehicle shall:

1. Exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian on any roadway.

2. Give warning by sounding the horn when necessary.

3. Exercise proper precaution on observing a child or a confused or incapacitated person on a roadway.

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