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32-5A-115
Section 32-5A-115 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles; signals
on emergency vehicles; duty of emergency vehicle driver. (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 yield the right-of-way and
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) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle from the duty to drive with regard for the safety of all persons using the highways.
(c) Authorized emergency vehicles shall be equipped with at least one lighted lamp exhibiting
a colored light as hereinafter provided visible under normal...
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32-5A-137
Section 32-5A-137 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places. (a) Except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions
of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall: (1) Stop, stand,
or park a vehicle: a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or
curb of a street; b. On a sidewalk; c. Within an intersection; d. On a crosswalk; e. Between
a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite
the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings; f.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking
would obstruct traffic; g. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure, upon a highway, or
within a highway tunnel; h. On any railroad tracks; i. At any place where official signs prohibit
stopping. (2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not,...
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32-5-243
Section 32-5-243 Lighting equipment and warning devices for vehicles engaged in mail service.
Any vehicle in active service transporting United States mail may display two simultaneously
flashing lights to be used for the purpose of warning other vehicle operators of its presence
and to exercise caution in approaching, overtaking, or in passing. Such lights may be flashed
continuously or actuated by application of the service brake (foot) while the vehicle is either
in motion or parked. Such lamps shall have the following specifications and shall meet the
following requirements: (1) Lamps shall be not less than four inches in diameter and shall
be powered by a bulb of not less than 21 candlepower with a reflectorization sufficient to
assure visibility for at least 500 feet in front and to the rear of the vehicle under normal
atmospheric conditions. (2) Lamps shall be of double face or two way type. (3) Lamps shall
have amber lens to the front and red lens to the rear. (4) Lamps shall...
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32-5A-152
Section 32-5A-152 Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. (a) No person shall operate
or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure
having a normal operating speed of 10 or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance
of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles or in any
event of less than nine inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across
any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section. (b) Before
making any such crossing the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment shall
first stop the same not less than 15 feet nor more than 50 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 the crossing can be made safely. (c) No 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-265
Section 32-5A-265 Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. (a) Every bicycle when in use
at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible
from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of
a type approved by the department which shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet
to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor
vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be
used in addition to the red reflector. (b) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake
which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §12-107.)...
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32-5A-136
Section 32-5A-136 Stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or residence districts.
(a) Outside a business or residence district no person shall stop, park, or leave standing
any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop,
park, or so leave such vehicle off the roadway, but in every event an unobstructed width of
the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles
and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in
each direction upon such highway. (b) This section, Sections 32-5A-137 and 32-5A-138 shall
not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or main-traveled
portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping
and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position. And the provisions of this
section, Sections 32-5A-137 and 32-5A-138 shall not apply to any vehicle nor...
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11-73-4
Section 11-73-4 Operation of low-speed vehicles on roads and streets of Class 2 municipalities
- Conditions. A low-speed vehicle may only be operated on any public roads or streets under
the following conditions: (1) The vehicle may not be operated on a public road or street by
any person other than a licensed driver. (2) The vehicle may be operated only during the hours
between sunrise and sunset, unless the municipality has determined that a low-speed vehicle
may be operated between sunset and sunrise and the vehicle is equipped with headlights, brake
lights, turn signals, and a windshield. (3) The vehicle is certified as meeting all federal
and state laws, rules, and regulations governing safety, emissions, and antitheft standards,
including the safety standards provided in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500. (4) The vehicle has
a 17-digit vehicle identification number which conforms to National Highway Safety and Traffic
Administration standards, the manufacturer's statement of origin...
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32-5-214
Section 32-5-214 Mirrors. Every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing any other vehicle,
shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway
for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor vehicle. (Acts 1927, No. 347,
p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §37; Acts 1959, No. 292, p. 860.)...
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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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