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32-5A-111
Section 32-5A-111 Vehicle turning left. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to
the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the
right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection
or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604,
§4-102.)...
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32-5A-80
Section 32-5A-80 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions. (a) Upon all roadways
of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except
under any of the following conditions: (1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction under the rules governing such movement. (2) When an obstruction exists
making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person
doing so shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon
the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate
hazard. (3) Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable
thereon. (4) Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic. (b) Upon all roadways, any vehicle
proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions
then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then...
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32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title,
for the purpose of this title, shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section,
except when the context otherwise requires: (1) ALLEY. A street or highway intended to provide
access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the
purpose of through vehicular traffic. (2) ARTERIAL STREET. Any United States or state numbered
route, controlled-access highway, or other major radial or circumferential street or highway
designated by local authorities within their respective jurisdictions as part of a major arterial
system of streets or highways. (3) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Such fire department vehicles,
police vehicles, and ambulances as are publicly owned, and such other publicly or privately
owned vehicles as are designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
or the chief of police of an incorporated city. (4) BICYCLE....
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32-5A-85
Section 32-5A-85 Further limitations on driving on left of center of roadway. (a) No
vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (1)
When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's
view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle
might approach from the opposite direction; (2) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing
any intersection or railroad grade crossing; (3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching
within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel. (b) The foregoing limitations shall not
apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in Section 32-5A-80(a)(2),
nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §3-106.)...
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32-5A-211
Section 32-5A-211 Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks. (a) When traffic-control
signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way,
slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within
a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is
traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the
roadway as to be in danger. (b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of
safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate
hazard. (c) Subsection (a) shall not apply under the conditions stated in Section 32-5A-212(b).
(d) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at
an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle
approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle....
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32-5A-130
Section 32-5A-130 Required position and method of turning at intersections. The driver
of a vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows: (1) RIGHT TURNS. Both the approach
for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand
curb or edge of the roadway. (2) LEFT TURNS. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left
shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving
in the direction of travel of such vehicle. Whenever practicable the turn shall be made to
the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location
in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as
such vehicle on the roadway being entered. (3) The Department of Transportation and local
authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic-control devices to
be placed and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in...

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32-5A-131
Section 32-5A-131 Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited. (a) The driver of any
vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such
movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. (b) No vehicle
shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach
to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other
vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604,
§6-102.)...
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32-5A-112
Section 32-5A-112 Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection; collision as prima facie
evidence of failure to yield. (a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated
by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in Section 32-5A-113. (b) Except when directed
to proceed by a police officer every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop
at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where
the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it.
After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection
or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the
time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways.
(c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such...
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23-1-274
Section 23-1-274 Erection or maintenance of signs - Controls; criteria. The director
shall effectively control, or cause to be controlled, the erection and maintenance of outdoor
advertising signs, displays, and devices in all business areas that are erected subsequent
to February 10, 1971. Whenever a bona fide state, county, or local zoning authority has made
a determination of customary use as to size, lighting, and spacing, such determination may
be accepted in lieu of controls by agreement in the zoned commercial and industrial area within
the geographical jurisdiction of such authority. In all other controlled commercial and industrial
areas, the criteria set forth below shall apply: (1) SIZE OF SIGNS. a. For sign structures
erected after July 15, 1995, the maximum area for any one sign shall be 672 square feet with
a maximum height of 14 feet and a maximum length of 48 feet, inclusive of any border and trim
on the sign face, but excluding any embellishment on and cut-out...
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32-5A-84
Section 32-5A-84 Limitations on overtaking on left. No vehicle shall be driven to the
left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic
for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made
without interfering with the operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized
lane of travel as soon as practicable and in the event the passing movement involves the use
of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within
200 feet of any approaching vehicle. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §3-105.)...
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