Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and, upon roadways having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway or as nearly one-half as possible.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 56; Code 1933, § 68A-302, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; 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. L. Rev. No. 1, p. 49 (1927).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 3 - Driving on Right Side of Roadway, Overtaking and Passing, Following Too Closely
§ 40-6-40. Vehicles to Drive on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions; Impeding Traffic
§ 40-6-41. Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions
§ 40-6-42. Overtaking and Passing Generally
§ 40-6-43. When Overtaking and Passing on the Right Permitted
§ 40-6-44. Limitations on Overtaking and Passing on the Left
§ 40-6-45. Further Limitations on Driving on Left of Center of Roadway
§ 40-6-47. One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands
§ 40-6-48. Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic
§ 40-6-49. Following Too Closely
§ 40-6-50. Driving on Divided Highway, Controlled-Access Roadways, and Emergency Lanes
§ 40-6-52. Prohibited Lane Usage by Trucks Using Multilane Highways
§ 40-6-55. Obligation of Drivers to Yield to Bicyclist in a Bicycle Lane