Outside of a business or residential district, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle off the roadway; but in every event, an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles, and a clear view of the stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon the highway.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 90; Code 1933, § 68A-1001, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.
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For comment on Roberts v. Phillips, 35 Ga. App. 733 , 134 S.E. 837 (1926), see 1 Ga. B.J. 49 (1927).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 10 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking
§ 40-6-200. How Vehicles to Be Parked; Powers of Department of Transportation and Local Authorities
§ 40-6-202. Stopping, Standing, or Parking Outside of Business or Residential Districts
§ 40-6-204. Exception as to Disabled Vehicles
§ 40-6-205. Obstructing Intersection
§ 40-6-206. When Police Officers May Remove Vehicles; Uninsured Vehicles
§ 40-6-208. Parking Areas for Passengers of Rapid Rail or Public Transit Buses; Violations