provided, however, that every person operating a bicycle away from the right side of the roadway shall exercise reasonable care and shall give due consideration to the other applicable rules of the road.
History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 471, § 6; Code 1933, § 68A-1205, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1546, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1995, p. 271, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 236, § 2; Ga. L. 2011, p. 426, § 3/HB 101; Ga. L. 2019, p. 264, § 3/HB 454.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted former subsection (g), which read: “Electric assisted bicycles may be operated on bicycle paths.”
Cross references.
Construction of bicycle trails and bikeways, §§ 12-3-114 , 12-3-115 .
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 13 - Special Provisions for Certain Vehicles
Part 1 - Bicycles and Play Vehicles
§ 40-6-290. Application of Part Regarding Bicycles
§ 40-6-292. Manner of Riding Bicycle; Passengers
§ 40-6-293. Clinging to Vehicles
§ 40-6-294. Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths
§ 40-6-296. Lights and Other Equipment on Bicycles
§ 40-6-297. Violation of Part A Misdemeanor; Duty of Parents and Guardians