O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-6-320 (2019)

Operation on highways and sidewalks; direction of travel

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Electric personal assistive mobility devices may be operated on highways and on sidewalks where a 48 inch clear path is maintained for access for persons with disabilities, provided that any person operating such a device shall have the same rights and duties as prescribed for pedestrians in Article 5 of this chapter and except as otherwise provided in this part. (b) No person shall operate any electric personal assistive mobility device on the roadway of any highway unless: (1) The maximum speed limit of the roadway is 35 miles per hour or less; or (2) The roadway has a separately striped bicycle lane and the device is operated within the bicycle lane. (c) When traveling on any roadway of a highway, a person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device shall travel in the same direction authorized for motor vehicle traffic on such roadway.

History

(Code 1981, § 40-6-320, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 308, § 4.)