GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of Alabama. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Bicycle helmets required for all riders under 16.
Universal helmet law enacted 1967
4 years
None
None
Illegal
None
70
70
65
65
65
65
Mandatory for high BAC (0.15 and above), refusal to provide BAC, presence of a child under 14 years of age, If someone besides the offender was injured at the time of the offense and all repeat offenders
Yes
Yes
0.15
90 days
None
Under 1 yrs or under 20 lbs in rear-facing seat
1-4 yrs or 20-40 lbs in forward-facing child safety seat
5 yrs (but not yet 6) in booster seat
6-14 years
17
15
6
50; 0 with driver's ed.
16
Midnight - 6 a.m.
No more than 1
Primary
15 and over
All
All drivers. Primary law.
Yes. Secondary Law.
Yes
16, or 17 with Intermediate License for less than 6 months. Primary law.
Permitted by state law and city ordinance
Specified jurisdictions
Permitted by state law
Specified jurisdictions
GHSA and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) today released a new report addressing the growing concern over smartphone-induced distracted driving. The report proposes states implement a multi-faceted approach to improve road safety that includes the adoption of strong and clear laws, which CMT research confirms have a positive impact on distraction rates.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2024
Contacts: Adam Snider (GHSA), 202-580-7930, 202-365-8971 (after hours)
Lisa-Marie Pascuccio (CMT)
Governors Highway Safety Association, Cambridge Mobile Telematics release "A Road Map for Safer Roads" to highlight comprehensive strategies to combat distracted driving
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2021
CONTACT: Adam Snider, 202-580-7930
202-365-8971 (after hours)
As traffic volumes rise, State Highway Safety Offices increase efforts to protect road users
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee are partnering again for Operation Southern Shield, a high visibility enforcement period focusing on speeding. Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety Director and GHSA Vice Chair Harris Blackwood discusses.
Story by Isabel Hughes
July 11, 2018
