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40-12-240
Section 40-12-240 Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department
of Revenue. (2) ESTABLISHED PLACE OF BUSINESS. A place actually occupied either continuously
or at regular periods at or from which a business or a part thereof is transacted. (3) FARM
TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows,
mowing machines, and other implements designed and used for agricultural purposes and only
incidentally moved upon public highways. (4) FARMER. An individual, partnership, cooperative
corporation, or other entity actively engaged in agriculture or agricultural activities as
the same are circumscribed and defined in paragraphs a. and b. of Section 41-14-51(1). (5)
FLEET. A group of similarly classified fleet vehicles comprised of 50 or more units or other
amount as prescribed by the department. (6) FLEET OPERATOR. A person,...
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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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32-10-1
Section 32-10-1 Duties of driver involved in motor vehicle accident; removal of vehicle from
roadway. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to
or the death of any person, or in damage to a motor vehicle or other vehicle which is driven
or attended by any person, shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident
or as close thereto as possible and shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall
remain at the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of Section
32-10-2. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(b) If the accident does not involve any apparent injury or the death of a person and the
driver is not impaired, the driver may immediately move the vehicle from the roadway to the
shoulder, emergency lane, median, or other location close to the accident site if the vehicle
is drivable and can be safely moved from the roadway and shall forthwith...
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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-90
Section 32-5A-90 Driving on divided highways. Whenever any highway has been divided into two
or more roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated
dividing section so construed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven
only upon the right-hand roadway unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by official
traffic-control devices or police officers. No vehicle shall be driven over, across, or within
any such dividing space, barrier or section, except through an opening in such physical barrier
or dividing section or space or at a cross-over or intersection as established, unless specifically
prohibited by public authority. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §3-111.)...
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32-5-212
Section 32-5-212 Brakes. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped
with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including
two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which shall be effective to apply the brakes
to at least two wheels and so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be
common to two; except, that a motorcycle need be equipped with only one brake. All such brakes
shall be maintained in good working order and shall conform to regulations not inconsistent
with this section to be promulgated by the Director of Public Safety. Any person violating
this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T.
36, §35.)...
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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-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-50
Section 32-5A-50 Unattended motor vehicle. No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle
shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition,
removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing
upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. (Acts 1980, No.
80-434, p. 604, §11-101.)...
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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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