§ 32-5A-220 — Right-of-Way to Blind Persons, Guide Dogs in Training

Alabama § 32-5A-220

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

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The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by a guide dog, or any person employed by an accredited school for training guide dogs who provides notice through a sign or other method that he or she is training the dog accompanying him or her as a guide dog for the blind.

Legislative History

(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §5-111; Act 99-698, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 207, §1.)