O.C.G.A. § 40-6-144 (2019)
Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; driving upon a sidewalk prohibited
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway within a business or residential district shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across such alley, building entrance, road, or driveway or, in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon. The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk. Except as provided by resolution or ordinance of a local government for sidewalks within the jurisdiction of such local government authorizing the operation of bicycles on sidewalks by persons 12 years of age or younger, no person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized driveway.
History
(Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 88; Code 1933, §§ 68A-509, 68A-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 65, § 7/SB 196.)
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Hadden v. Owens, 154 Ga. App. 467, 268 S.E.2d 760 (1980); Money v. Daniel, 188 Ga. App. 215, 372 S.E.2d 305
(1988); Noellien v. State, 298 Ga. App. 47, 679 S.E.2d 75 (2009).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 304.
C.J.S. - 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 822.
ARTICLE 8 SCHOOL BUSES Cross references. - Accident insurance for children being transported by school bus, § 20-2-1090 et seq. Duty of drivers of school buses to stop at railroad crossings, § 40-6-142. Equipment of school buses, § 40-8-110 et seq.
Administrative rules and regulations. - Public School Bus Inspection, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Public Safety, Chapter 570-30.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Editor’s notes. - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, §§ 68A-706 and 68-1667 are included in the annotations for this article. Waiver of equipment standards. -
There was no authority which would allow a waiver of equipment standards enumerated in former Code 1933, §§ 68A-706 and 68-1667. 1977 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 77-43 (decided under former Code 1933, §§ 68A-706 and 68-1667).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 282. Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. - Liability of School Bus Driver or School for Injury to Child Going to or from School Bus, 13 POF3d 475.
C.J.S. - 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 719. ALR. - Carrier’s liability to person in street or highway for purpose of boarding its vehicle, 7 A.L.R.2d 549.