Alabama § 32-5A-242 Operating Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic

Alabama Statutes

§ 32-5A-242 — Operating Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic

Alabama § 32-5A-242

Title 32Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Ch. 5ARules of the Road

Art. 11Motorcycles

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Ala. Code § 32-5A-242 (2026).

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(a)All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.

(b)The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.

(c)No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.

(d)Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.

(e)Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.

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(a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.