Alabama Statutes

§ 32-5A-213 — Drivers to Exercise Care

Alabama·Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic·Ch. 5A Rules of the Road·Art. 10 Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or first responder and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any obviously confused, incapacitated, or intoxicated person.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §5-104; Act 2024-332, §2; Act 2024-388, §2.)

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