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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-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-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-154
Section 32-5A-154 Overtaking and passing school bus or church bus; penalties and fines.
(a) The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus
which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children on a highway,
on a roadway, on school property, or upon a private road or any church bus which has stopped
for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers shall bring the vehicle to a complete
stop before reaching the school or church bus when there is in operation on the school or
church bus a visual signal as specified in Section 32-5A-155. The driver shall not
proceed until the school or church bus resumes motion or is signaled by the school or church
bus driver to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated. (b) Every bus used for
the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible
signs containing the words "school bus" in letters not less than eight inches in...
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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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32-1-1.1
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-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-151
Section 32-5A-151 Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the driver of any vehicle described in regulations
issued pursuant to subsection (c), before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad,
shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of
such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track
for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train and shall not
proceed until he or she can do so safely. After stopping as required herein and upon proceeding
when it is safe to do so the driver of any said vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the
vehicle that there will be no necessity for manually changing gears while traversing such
crossing and the driver shall not manually shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
Nothing contained in this section is intended to abrogate or modify the...
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32-5A-170
Section 32-5A-170 Reasonable and prudent speed. No person shall drive a vehicle at a
speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the
actual and potential hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person shall
drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad
grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest,
when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect
to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions. (Acts 1980,
No. 80-434, p. 604, §8-101.)...
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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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