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Parking Laws in Alabama: Understanding the Basics
Having a driver's license in Alabama is a privilege and a responsibility. While driving safety while driving is certainly important, drivers should also remember that they are responsible for proper and legal parking. The state has a number of rules that you must follow or you will receive fines.
Where is parking prohibited by law?
In Alabama, parking rules and laws are mostly common sense, but failure to follow them will result in fines. For example, you cannot park at an intersection. In addition, you can not park on the sidewalk or pedestrian crossing.
If you are at an unregulated intersection, you are not allowed to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk. You are not allowed to park within 30 feet of stop signs, flashing lights, or traffic lights, and you must park at least 15 feet from a fire hydrant. Never park your car within 50 feet of the nearest rail at a railroad crossing, or you will be breaking the law.
Parking in front of the driveway and blocking it is also against the law. Some of the other places where you are not allowed to park at any time include the bridge and tunnel. If there are already parking spaces next to the curb or on the edge of the highway, you are not allowed to park those vehicles on the side of the road. Naturally, this would block traffic and become dangerous.
You will never want to park your car next to a curb painted yellow or red. You must also obey all official signs regarding where and when you can and cannot park. These signs can be of different styles. One standard for no parking is a large black P on a white background with a red circle and a red diagonal slash.
Alternatively, the sign may simply say "No parking at any time", or there may be hours or days when parking is illegal.
Be aware of reserved seats, such as handicapped seats. Unless you are in a vehicle with a disabled license plate or sign, never park in these areas.
stuck cars
Sometimes something goes wrong with your car and you get stuck on the side of the road. Since you are not allowed to park on the road, you should try to get your car out of the main traffic area of the road. If the vehicle cannot be moved, you will need to use lights, cones or other precautions so that you can warn other drivers. You do not want to be a danger to other motorists and you do not want your vehicle to be damaged in an accident.
If you do not comply with Alabama parking laws and regulations, you can be sure that tickets and fines will remain in your future. The amount of the fine may vary depending on the city in which you received it. To avoid these fines, be sure to only park in places that are legally allowed.
