O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-6-205 (2019)

Obstructing intersection

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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No driver shall enter an intersection unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.

History

(Code 1933, § 68A-1005, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - What is a street or highway intersection within traffic rules, 7 A.L.R.3d 1204.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Sconyers v. Williams, 402 S.E.2d 775 (Ga. Ct. App. 1991).

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Sconyers v. Williams, 402 S.E.2d 775 (Ga. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Compare OCGA § 40-6-205 (which prohibits a motorist from attempting to cross an intersection on a green light if he cannot do so without blocking the intersection).”

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