Mobility & Curb Rules in Alabama (2026)
15 rules on the books across Alabama, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Bike Lane Rules
Rules of the road in painted, buffered, and protected bike lanes, including which vehicles may enter, parking-protected designs, and the right-of-way at intersections.
Bessemer
Significant RestrictionsBessemer bars riding a bicycle on any sidewalk citywide and requires every bicycle ridden on the street to carry a…
Read full rule →Auburn
Some RestrictionsAuburn prohibits parking any vehicle in a bicycle lane along arterial and collector streets at any time, no exceptions…
Read full rule →Birmingham
Some RestrictionsBirmingham keeps its designated bicycle lanes clear of other vehicles: pedal buses must move with traffic instead of…
Read full rule →Huntsville
Some RestrictionsHuntsville bars riding bicycles on city sidewalks unless the sidewalk is officially designated part of a bikeway, and…
Read full rule →Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile requires cyclists to ride near the right side of the road, limits riders to two abreast, and mandates use of…
Read full rule →Montgomery
Some RestrictionsMontgomery, Alabama requires drivers to give any bicycle a three-foot passing buffer under City Code Sec. 27-16, and…
Read full rule →Tuscaloosa
Some RestrictionsDrivers passing a cyclist in Tuscaloosa must leave at least 3 feet of clearance and hold it until fully past, and…
Read full rule →TNC Pickup Zones
Designated rideshare (Uber/Lyft) pickup-and-dropoff zones at LAX and major venues, surcharges, and how cities regulate curbside competition with taxis.
Huntsville
Significant RestrictionsHuntsville bars Uber and Lyft drivers from picking up passengers at any designated taxicab stand and requires Airport…
Read full rule →Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile requires transportation network company drivers to accept rides only through the TNC's app or digital platform…
Read full rule →Tuscaloosa
Light RestrictionsTuscaloosa requires a designated pick-up and drop-off area for taxis and other mobility service providers only in…
Read full rule →Red-Light Cameras
History and current status of LA's automated red-light camera program (sunset 2011), and current photo-enforcement at school-bus arms and bus-only lanes.
Montgomery
Some RestrictionsMontgomery, Alabama's Code authorizes both red-light camera enforcement at intersections and automated speed cameras in…
Read full rule →Tuscaloosa
Some RestrictionsUnder the Tuscaloosa Red Light Safety Act, Secs. 17-205 through 17-212, the city may use photographic traffic signal…
Read full rule →Golf Carts & Low-Speed Vehicles
Where golf carts and low-speed vehicles may legally use public streets, the speed-limit ceiling on roads they can cross or travel, and the equipment, licence, insurance and age rules that apply. Cart-community towns often permit street use the surrounding state law would not.