HB249 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

K.L. BrownBarry MaskPhil WilliamsJoe FaustBarry Moore

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Motor vehicles, Alabama Move Over Act, garbage, trash, refuse, or recycling collection vehicles included, Sec. 32-5A-58.2 am'd.

Summary

HB249 expands Alabama's Move Over Act to require drivers to yield or slow for garbage, trash, refuse, and recycling collection vehicles, and adds safety rules for road workers and pedestrians.

What This Bill Does

HB249 adds garbage, trash, refuse, and recycling collection vehicles to the Move Over Act, so drivers must move over or slow down when these vehicles are actively working on the roadside. On highways with two or more lanes, drivers must vacate the lane closest to the stopped vehicle or slow to at least 15 mph below the posted limit if moving over isn't safe; on two-lane roads, they must move away as far as possible and slow to 15 mph below the limit (or 10 mph below if the limit is 20 mph or less). The bill also creates fines for violations and requires the Department of Public Safety to run an educational campaign and include the information in driver education materials. It adds a rule to yield the right-of-way to pedestrian workers and to stopped collection vehicles, with fines up to $50 for violations.

Who It Affects

• Drivers of other motor vehicles: must move over or slow down for garbage/trash/recycling collection vehicles and other designated vehicles on the roadside.
• Garbage, trash, refuse, or recycling collection vehicle crews: work on the roadside and must be given the right-of-way by nearby drivers.
• Pedestrian workers collecting materials along roadways: drivers must yield to them when they are present or warned.
• Public safety and local government agencies (e.g., Department of Public Safety): responsible for enforcing the law and administering the educational campaign.

Key Provisions

• Adds garbage, trash, refuse, or recycling collection vehicles to the Move Over Act.
• Defines driver actions for multi-lane and two-lane roads when such vehicles are active on the roadside.
• Imposes fines for violations: $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second, and $100 for the third and subsequent offenses.
• Requires the Department of Public Safety to run an educational awareness campaign and include information in driver education materials.
• Adds a rule to yield the right-of-way to pedestrian workers and to stopped collection vehicles, with fines up to $50 for violations.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor Vehicles