{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-170","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-5A-170","heading":"Reasonable and Prudent Speed.","body":"No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person shall drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 5A Rules of the Road.","Article 8 Speed Restrictions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-5A-170","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"444d2feedba5626197f8f7f5b616b8276ba73a95bd7ac7ea687095ba96dd77eb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-155","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}