History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 72; Ga. L. 1966, p. 183, § 5; Code 1933, § 68A-401, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 40; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 904, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 442, § 5/HB 1174; Ga. L. 2014, p. 851, § 7/HB 774; Ga. L. 2017, p. 720, § 5/HB 328.
The 2017 amendment, effective July, 1, 2017, substituted “a traffic light in unactivated dark mode” for “an inoperative traffic light” near the beginning of the second sentence of subsection (a).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, the hyphens between the words “right of way” in subsection (b) were deleted.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
§ 40-6-70. Right of Way Rule for Vehicles Approaching or Entering Intersection
§ 40-6-71. Yield When Turning Left
§ 40-6-72. Stopping and Yielding
§ 40-6-73. Entering or Crossing Roadway
§ 40-6-74. Operation of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles
§ 40-6-75. Highway Construction and Maintenance Personnel and Vehicles