Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 32-5A-111 (2026)
Vehicle Turning Left.
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The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §4-102.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1994–2013 · leading case: Pell v. Tidwell, 139 So. 3d 165 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013).
Pell v. Tidwell, 139 So. 3d 165 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “” § 32-5A-111, Ala.Code 1975. We agree with the Duval court that a motorist’s hand signal to another motorist to proceed does not absolve the signaled motorist of his or her duty under Alabama law to ensure that it is safe to travel across an intersection and to yield to…”
Lindsay v. Cantrell, 649 So. 2d 1277 (Ala. 1994). “The plaintiffs argue that the statutory “Rules of the Road” required Cantrell, as the driver of a motor vehicle turning left at a controlled intersection, (1) to obey traffic laws (§ 32-5A-3); (2) to obey traffic control devices (§ 32-5A-31); and (3) to yield the right-of-way to…”
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