Under existing law, a person riding a bicycle is required to follow the Rules of the Road for motor vehicles unless otherwise provided by law or unless a rule by its nature does not apply.
Therefore, a person riding a bicycle is required to give a hand signal for a right turn in the same manner as the driver of a motor vehicle gives a signal for a right turn, with his or her left arm and hand extended upward.
This bill would authorize a person riding a bicycle to give a hand signal for a right turn with his or her right arm and hand extended horizontally on the right side of the bicycle.
Delivered to Governor at 4:08 p.m. on April 17, 2012
Assigned Act No. 2012-220.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 789
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 24
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 23
Coleman Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Allen to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair granted
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
Source: Alabama Legislature