Code of Alabama - Title 32: Motor Vehicles and Traffic - Section 32-5A-83 - When passing on right permitted

Section 32-5A-83 - When passing on right permitted.

(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;

(2) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.

(b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. Such movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §3-104.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021