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32-12-24
Section 32-12-24 Brakes. (a) Every motor-driven cycle when operated upon the highway shall
be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle.
(b) The Director of Public Safety is authorized to require an inspection of the brakes of
any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any brakes which he finds are not adequate. (c) All
such brakes shall be maintained in good working order. (d) The Director of Public Safety may
refuse to register or he or she may suspend or revoke the registration of any motor-driven
cycle when he or she determines that the brakes thereon do not comply with the provisions
of this section. (e) No person shall operate on any highway any motor-driven cycle in the
event the Director of Public Safety has disapproved the brake equipment on such cycle or type
of cycle. (f) Every motor-driven cycle when operated upon the highway shall be equipped with
at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot. (g) Any person...
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32-5A-89
Section 32-5A-89 Following too closely. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow
another more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such
vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. Except when overtaking and
passing another vehicle, the driver of a vehicle shall leave a distance of at least 20 feet
for each 10 miles per hour of speed between the vehicle that he or she is driving and the
vehicle that he or she is following. (b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing
another vehicle of 25 or more feet in length when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business
or residence district and which is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another
vehicle of 25 or more feet in length shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space,
at least 300 feet, so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger,
except that this shall not prevent a truck or motor vehicle drawing...
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45-19-210
Section 45-19-210 Speed limits on unpaved roads. (a) In Coosa County, unless otherwise posted,
the speed limit to operate a motor vehicle on any unpaved county road shall be 35 miles per
hour. (b) For purposes of this section, the term "unpaved county road" shall mean
any road or highway under the jurisdiction of the county, the surface of which consists of
natural earth, mixed soil, stabilized soil, aggregate, crushed sea shells, or similar materials
without the use of asphalt, cement, or similar binders. (c) The county commission may determine
a maximum or minimum speed limit different from the speed limit provided in subsection (a)
on any unpaved county road or any part of an unpaved county road based on the conditions which
exist on the road or on a part of a road. (d) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall
be punished as provided by law. (Act 94-600, p. 1114, §1.)...
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32-5A-82
Section 32-5A-82 Overtaking vehicle on left. The following rules shall govern the overtaking
and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions,
and special rules hereinafter stated: (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall
not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken
vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and
shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking
vehicle. (3) For purposes of a vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle, a safe distance shall
mean not less than three feet on any of the following: (a). A roadway that has a marked bicycle
lane. (b). A roadway without a marked bicycle lane if the...
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32-5-213
Section 32-5-213 Horns and warning devices. (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway
shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting a sound audible under
normal conditions for a distance of not less than 200 feet. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle
to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren or for any person at
any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or
unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device. (b) Every police
and fire department and fire patrol vehicle and every ambulance used for emergency calls shall
be equipped with a siren, bell, ululating multi-toned horns or other electronic siren type
device approved by the Director of Public Safety. (c) Any person violating any of the provisions
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940,
T. 36, §36; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 432, p. 578.)...
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45-37A-100.02
Section 45-37A-100.02 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Center Point, Alabama. (2) CIVIL VIOLATION.
A violation of the ordinance authorized by this article, the penalty for which violation shall
be the payment of a fine, the enforcement of which will not be otherwise permissible. (3)
FINE. The monetary amount assessed by the City of Center Point pursuant to the ordinance authorized
by this article for a determination of civil liability for a traffic signal violation, stop
sign violation, or speeding violation, which may include administrative hearing costs associated
with the infraction. (4) OWNER. The owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle
registration records of the Alabama Department of Revenue or the analogous department or agency
of another state or nation. The term shall not include motor vehicles displaying dealer license
plates, in which event owner shall mean the person to whom the...
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45-21A-10.01
Section 45-21A-10.01 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Brantley, Alabama. (2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary
amount assessed by the City of Brantley pursuant to this article for an adjudication of civil
liability for a speeding violation, including municipal court costs associated with the infraction.
(3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is hereby created a non-criminal category of law called a civil
violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this article.
The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine, the enforceability
of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation
created hereby shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out
in Section 45-21A-10.04, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil violation
be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4)...
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45-37A-42.02
Section 45-37A-42.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Bessemer, Alabama. (2) CIVIL VIOLATION. A violation
of the provisions of the ordinance authorized by this part, the penalty for which violation
shall be the payment of a fine, the enforcement of which will not be otherwise permissible.
(3) FINE. The monetary amount assessed by the City of Bessemer pursuant to the ordinance authorized
by this part for a determination of civil liability for a traffic signal violation, stop sign
violation, or speeding violation, which may include administrative hearing costs associated
with the infraction. (4) OWNER. The owner or owner of record of a motor vehicle as shown on
the motor vehicle registration and title records of the Alabama Department of Revenue or the
analogous department or agency of another state or nation. The term shall not include motor
vehicles displaying dealer license plates, in which event owner...
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37-11B-4
Section 37-11B-4 Program to promote passenger rail travel and service. ADECA with the assistance
of the commission shall establish and operate a program to promote passenger rail travel and
service in the state and make recommendations for the development and funding of specific
projects related to the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and improvement of the
state's passenger rail infrastructure, which shall include, but are not limited to, all of
the following: (1) Insuring compatibility for a project or projects with opportunities for
the state to obtain federal funding assistance that may be available for high-speed rail service,
which includes, but is not limited to, intercity passenger rail service that is reasonably
expected to reach speeds of 110 miles per hour. (2) Considering projects that create a series
of corridor route rail segments with passenger service areas that are smaller than long-distance
passenger trains and typically connect major city pairs, in order to...
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32-5-92
Section 32-5-92 Special speed limitations on bridges. (a) The Department of Transportation
or other proper state body upon request from any local authorities shall, or upon its own
initiative may, conduct an investigation of any public bridge, causeway or viaduct, and if
it shall thereupon find that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles
traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this article, the department shall determine
and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause
or permit suitable signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained at a distance
of 100 feet before each end of such structure. When such public bridge, causeway or viaduct
is within a municipality, such suitable signs stating such maximum speed shall be erected
within such less distance of 100 feet before each end of such structure as the governing body
of such municipality shall so ordain. The findings and determination of the...
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