O.C.G.A. § 40-6-56 (2019)
Safe passing distance when overtaking a bicyclist
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "safe distance" means not less than three feet.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, when feasible, the operator of a motor vehicle, when overtaking and passing a bicycle that is proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, shall leave a safe distance between such vehicle and the bicycle and shall maintain such clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle.
History
(Code 1981, § 40-6-56, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 426, § 2/HB 101.)
Annotations
Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Penalties for Violations of Uniform Rules of the Road, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Driver Services, Driver License Services, Revocation and Suspension, Rule 375-3-3-.01.
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ARTICLE 4 RIGHT OF WAY
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in Rigdon v. Williams, 132 Ga. App. 176, 207 S.E.2d 591 (1974).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. - Driving automobile across track in front of streetcar that has stopped to take on or let off passengers as negligence or contributory negligence, 14 A.L.R. 811.
Duty and liability to persons struck by automobile while crossing street at unusual place, or diagonally, 14 A.L.R. 1176; 67 A.L.R. 313.
Applicability of motor vehicle regulations to public officials or employees, 19 A.L.R. 459; 23 A.L.R. 418.
Right of way at street or highway intersections as dependent upon, or independent of, care or negligence, 89 A.L.R. 838; 136 A.L.R. 1497.
Right of way as between vehicles as affected by relative distances or time of reaching intersection, 175 A.L.R. 1013.
Rights, duties, and liability with respect to narrow bridge or passage as between motor vehicles approaching from opposite directions, 47 A.L.R.2d 142.
Custom or practice of drivers of motor vehicles as affecting question of negligence, 77 A.L.R.2d 1327.