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32-5A-133
Section 32-5A-133 Turning movements and required signals. (a) No person shall turn a vehicle
or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable
safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided. (b) A
signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during
not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. (c) No person shall
stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal
in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there
is opportunity to give such signal. (d) The signals provided for in Section 32-5A-134(b) shall
not be flashed on one side only on a disabled vehicle, flashed as a courtesy or "do pass"
signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear, nor be flashed on one side
only of a parked vehicle except as may be necessary for compliance with...
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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-138
Section 32-5A-138 Additional parking regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked
with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge
of the roadway. (b) Except when otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge
of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels
within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left-hand wheels within
18 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. (c) Local authorities may by ordinance
permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any
federal-aid or state highway unless the Department of Transportation has determined by regulation
that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking...
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32-5-113
Section 32-5-113 Duty of driver on approach of authorized emergency vehicles. (a) Upon the
immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle equipped with at least one lighted lamp
and audible signal as is required by law, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately
drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb
of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, except when traveling on official
business relative to the emergency, to follow an authorized emergency vehicle answering an
emergency call closer than 500 feet. (c) Violations of this section shall be punished as provided
in Section 32-5-312. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §20; Acts 1949, No. 517,
p. 754; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 432, p. 578.)...
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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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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-86
Section 32-5A-86 No-passing zones. (a) The Department of Transportation and local authorities
are hereby authorized to determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions
where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous
and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of
such zones and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily
observant person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof. (b) Where signs
or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (a) no driver
shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing zone or on
the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its
length. (c) This section does not apply under the conditions described in Section 32-5A-80(a)(2),
nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from...
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32-5A-281
Section 32-5A-281 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) BICYCLE. A human-powered vehicle with two wheels in tandem design
to transport by the act of pedaling one or more persons seated on one or more saddle seats
on its frame. "Bicycle" includes, but is not limited to, a human-powered vehicle
designed to transport by the act of pedaling which has more than two wheels when the vehicle
is used on a public roadway, public bicycle path, or other public road or right-of-way, but
does not include a tricycle. (2) OPERATOR. A person who travels on a bicycle seated on a saddle
seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle. (3) OTHER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Any right-of-way other than a public roadway or public bicycle path that is under the jurisdiction
and control of the state or a local political subdivision thereof. (4) PASSENGER. Any person
who travels on a bicycle in any manner except as an operator. (5)...
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32-5A-87
Section 32-5A-87 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands. (a) The Department of Transportation
and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate
any highway, roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall
proceed in one direction at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic-control
devices. (b) Upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only
in the direction designated at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic-control
devices. (c) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the
right of such island. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §3-108.)...
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32-9-20
Section 32-9-20 Schedule of restrictions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
or move on any highway in this state any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight except in
accordance with the following: (1) WIDTH. Vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating
on highways with traffic lanes 12 feet or more in width, shall not exceed a total outside
width, including any load thereon, of 102 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices
approved by the Department of Transportation. The Director of Transportation may, in his or
her discretion, designate other public highways for use by vehicles and loads with total outside
widths not exceeding 102 inches, otherwise; vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating
on highways with traffic lanes less than 12 feet in width, shall not exceed a total outside
width, including any load thereon, of 96 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices
approved by the Department of Transportation. No passenger vehicle shall...
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