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2018 Georgia Code 40-6-314 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 6. Uniform Rules of the Road, 40-6-1 through 40-6-397.

ARTICLE 13 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES

40-6-314. Footrests and handlebars.

  1. Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
  2. No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars more than 25 inches in height above that portion of the seat occupied by the operator or with a backrest more commonly known as a sissy bar that is designed in such a way as to create a sharp point at its apex.

(Ga. L. 1969, p. 732, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 475, § 2; Code 1933, § 68A-1305, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 2016, p. 90, § 2/HB 166.)

The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted "25 inches" for "15 inches" in subsection (b).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2016, p. 90, § 1/HB 166, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act.'"

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