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Alabama requires drivers and passengers to wear protective headgear that is U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant. This includes motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, three-wheeled motorcycles, and mopeds.

The law has very specific requirements for this headgear. These included: the helmet must have a hard exterior shell of non-shatterable material that resists impact and penetration and have a firmly secured shock absorbent cradle for the head that is designed to support the helmet and maintain separation between the head and outer shell. The padding of the helmet must be impact-resistant, absorbent, and of substantial thickness in all areas where the head is in close proximity with or may contact the outer shell. The helmet must be made of durable materials that will not undergo appreciable alteration as the helmet ages. Materials known to cause skin irritation or disease are not to be used.

Additionally, the helmet must have a permanently attached adjustable chin strap that holds it securely in place. The law requires all drivers and passengers to have the chin strap secured while the bike is in motion. The helmet does not need to have a visor, but, if it does, the visor must be flexible or of the snap-on type, and it cannot be more than one-quarter inch above the surface or exterior shell.

No, lane splitting is illegal in Alabama.