O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-8-35 (2019)

Operating low-speed vehicles on highway requires amber strobe light

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

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Any low-speed vehicle operated on the highways of this state shall display an amber strobe light so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such vehicle. Such amber strobe light shall be mounted in a manner so as to be visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear of such vehicle.

History

(Code 1981, § 40-8-35, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 512, § 13.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 109, 200. 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 534, 540 et seq., 567, 582, 744 et seq. C.J.S. - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 11, 43. 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 322. 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 736, 737. ALR. - Effect of defective brakes on liability for injury, 170 A.L.R. 611.

Automobiles: liability of owner or operator of motor vehicle for injury, death, or property damage resulting from defective brakes, 40 A.L.R.3d 9. Products liability: personal injury or death allegedly caused by defect in braking system in motor vehicle, 99 A.L.R.3d 179.