Alabama Code Title 32. Motor Vehicles and Traffic § 32-5A-263 SECTION 32-5A-263 RIDING ON ROADWAYS AND BICYCLE PATHS; RIGHT SIDE SIGNALING

(a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

(b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

(c) Wherever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.

(d) A person riding a bicycle may give a hand signal for a right turn by extending his or her right arm and hand horizontally on the right side of the bicycle. A child under the age of sixteen shall not be required to comply with the right side signalling.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §12-105; Act 2012-220, p. 398, §1.)

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