Bill Text: GA HB1231 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Uniform rules of the road; proper execution of a left turn; clarify
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1231 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1231-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Uniform rules of the road; proper execution of a left turn; clarify
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1231 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1231-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1231
By:
Representatives Reese of the
98th,
Collins of the
27th,
Powell of the
171st,
Jackson of the
142nd,
and Austin of the
10th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the uniform rules of the road, so as to clarify the proper manner in which to
execute a left turn; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective
date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the uniform
rules of the road, is amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 40-6-120,
relating to the required position and methods of turning at intersections, and
inserting in its place a new Code Section 40-6-120 to read as
follows:
"40-6-120.
(a)
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as
follows:
(1)
RIGHT
TURN. Both
the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as
practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway;
(2)
LEFT
TURN. (A) As
used in this paragraph, the term 'extreme left-hand lane' means the lane
furthest to the left that is lawfully available to traffic moving in the same
direction as the turning vehicle. In the event of multiple lanes, the second
extreme left-hand lane shall be the lane to the right of the extreme left-hand
lane that is lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as the
turning vehicle. The third extreme left-hand lane shall be the lane to the
right of the second extreme left-hand lane and so forth.
(B)
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the
extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of
travel of the turning vehicle. Whenever practicable, the left turn shall be made
to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to exit the intersection
or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic
moving in the same direction as the turning vehicle on the roadway being
entered.
(C)
In the event of multiple left turn lanes, the driver of a vehicle turning left
shall exit the intersection in the same relative travel lane as the vehicle
entered the intersection. If the vehicle is in the second extreme left-hand lane
entering the intersection the vehicle shall exit the intersection in the second
extreme left-hand lane. Where there are multiple lanes of travel in the same
direction safe for travel, a vehicle shall not be permitted to make a lane
change once the intersection has been entered.
(b)
The Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective
jurisdictions may cause official traffic-control devices to be placed within or
adjacent to intersections or other locations and thereby require and direct that
a different course from that specified in this Code section be traveled by
turning vehicles, and when such devices are so placed, no driver of a vehicle
shall turn a vehicle other than as directed and required by such
devices."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010, and be applicable to all offenses
committed on or after that date.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.