No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing. Consistently with the foregoing, every person shall drive at a reasonable and prudent speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching and traversing a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 48; Code 1933, § 68A-801, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1582, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 9 - Speed Restrictions
§ 40-6-182. Establishment of State Speed Zones
§ 40-6-183. Alteration of Speed Limits by Local Authorities
§ 40-6-184. Impeding Traffic Flow; Minimum Speed Limits; Slower Driving in a Passing Lane
§ 40-6-185. Speed Limits on Bridges and Other Elevated Structures
§ 40-6-186. Racing on Highways or Streets
§ 40-6-187. Charging Violations; Sentence to Specify Amount by Which Speed Limit Exceeded