{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-242","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-5A-242","heading":"Operating Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic.","body":"(a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.\n(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.\n(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.\n(d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.\n(e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 5A Rules of the Road.","Article 11 Motorcycles."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-5A-242","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"1bfe7a12ddd5dfc6df6d46006c73aa1fda1e7cc71b73f2481d8915f9f16617a5","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-241","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}