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Current as of November 25, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows:
(1) RIGHT TURNS. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(2) LEFT TURNS. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle. Whenever practicable the turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.
(3) The Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic-control devices to be placed and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by turning vehicles and when such devices are so placed no driver shall turn a vehicle other than as directed and required by such devices.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §6-101.)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alabama Code Title 32. Motor Vehicles and Traffic § 32-5A-130 SECTION 32-5A-130 REQUIRED POSITION AND METHOD OF TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS - last updated November 25, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-32-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/al-code-sect-32-5a-130/
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