Code of Alabama - Title 32: Motor Vehicles and Traffic - Section 32-5A-242 - Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic

Section 32-5A-242 - Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.

(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.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §13-103.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021