Alabama § 32-5A-85 Further Limitations on Driving on Left of Center of Roadway

Alabama Statutes

§ 32-5A-85 — Further Limitations on Driving on Left of Center of Roadway

Alabama § 32-5A-85

Title 32Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Ch. 5ARules of the Road

Art. 4Driving on and Use of Roadways Generally; Overtaking and Passing

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Ala. Code § 32-5A-85 (2026).

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(a)No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:

(1)When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;

(2)When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;

(3)When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.

(b)The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in Section 32-5A-80(a)(2), nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.

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(a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(1) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
(2) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;
(3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.
(b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in Section 32-5A-80(a)(2), nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.