{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5-72","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-5-72","heading":"Limitations of Backing.","body":"(a) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless it shall reasonably appear that such a movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.\n(b) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway.","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 5 Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, Etc., Generally.","Article 3 Operation of Vehicles Generally."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-5-72","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"24c7d0297137fc23119e73999c856d13c43c9ebe473a8606d4ba885331052e74","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5-65","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}