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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD |
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Article 9. SPEED RESTRICTIONS |
| § 40-6-180. Basic rules |
| § 40-6-181. Maximum limits |
| § 40-6-182. Establishment of state speed zones |
| § 40-6-183. Alteration of speed limits by local authorities |
| § 40-6-184. Impeding traffic flow; minimum speed in left-hand lanes |
| § 40-6-185. Speed limits on bridges and other elevated structures |
| § 40-6-186. Racing on highways or streets |
| § 40-6-187. Charging violations; sentence to specify amount by which speed limit exceeded |
| § 40-6-188. Highway work zones; reduction in speed; signage |
| § 40-6-189. Classification as super speeder; fees; funding for trauma care system. |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 40 Chapter 6 Article 9 NOTE
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
MOTORIST MAY BE TRIED AND CONVICTED IN TWO COUNTIES FOR SPEEDING. --When a motorist is charged with speeding and driving under the influence in two counties, the motorist may be tried and convicted in both counties for speeding, but a conviction for driving under the influence in one county will bar prosecution in the other as this charge arises out of the same conduct in both counties. State v. Willis, 149 Ga. App. 509, 254 S.E.2d 743 (1979).
CITED in Hardison v. Shepard, 246 Ga. 196, 269 S.E.2d 458 (1980).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
PROSECUTING LEGISLATORS FOR SPEEDING VIOLATIONS. --There is no constitutional immunity for members of the General Assembly from prosecution for speeding violations or other violations of the criminal law. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U85-50.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Applicability of motor vehicle regulations to public officials or employees, 19 ALR 459; 23 ALR 418.
Driving automobile at a speed which prevents stopping within length of vision as negligence, 44 ALR 1403; 58 ALR 1493; 87 ALR 900; 97 ALR 546.
Excessive speed of automobile as affecting question whether excavation or other defect in highway is the proximate cause of accident, 82 ALR 294.
Inference or presumption that owner of motor vehicle was its driver at time of traffic, driving, or parking offense, 49 ALR2d 456.
Meaning of "residence district," "business district," "school area," and the like, in statutes and ordinances regulating speed of motor vehicles, 50 ALR2d 343.
Construction, application, and effect, in civil motor vehicle accident cases, of "slow speed" traffic statutes prohibiting driving at such a slow speed as to create danger, to impede normal traffic movement, or the like, 66 ALR2d 1194.
Custom or practice of drivers of motor vehicles as affecting question of negligence, 77 ALR2d 1327.
Speed, alone or in connection with other circumstances, as gross negligence, wantonness, recklessness, or the like, under automobile guest statute, 6 ALR3d 769.
Legal aspects of speed bumps, 60 ALR4th 1249.
MOTORIST MAY BE TRIED AND CONVICTED IN TWO COUNTIES FOR SPEEDING. --When a motorist is charged with speeding and driving under the influence in two counties, the motorist may be tried and convicted in both counties for speeding, but a conviction for driving under the influence in one county will bar prosecution in the other as this charge arises out of the same conduct in both counties. State v. Willis, 149 Ga. App. 509, 254 S.E.2d 743 (1979).
CITED in Hardison v. Shepard, 246 Ga. 196, 269 S.E.2d 458 (1980).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
PROSECUTING LEGISLATORS FOR SPEEDING VIOLATIONS. --There is no constitutional immunity for members of the General Assembly from prosecution for speeding violations or other violations of the criminal law. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U85-50.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Applicability of motor vehicle regulations to public officials or employees, 19 ALR 459; 23 ALR 418.
Driving automobile at a speed which prevents stopping within length of vision as negligence, 44 ALR 1403; 58 ALR 1493; 87 ALR 900; 97 ALR 546.
Excessive speed of automobile as affecting question whether excavation or other defect in highway is the proximate cause of accident, 82 ALR 294.
Inference or presumption that owner of motor vehicle was its driver at time of traffic, driving, or parking offense, 49 ALR2d 456.
Meaning of "residence district," "business district," "school area," and the like, in statutes and ordinances regulating speed of motor vehicles, 50 ALR2d 343.
Construction, application, and effect, in civil motor vehicle accident cases, of "slow speed" traffic statutes prohibiting driving at such a slow speed as to create danger, to impede normal traffic movement, or the like, 66 ALR2d 1194.
Custom or practice of drivers of motor vehicles as affecting question of negligence, 77 ALR2d 1327.
Speed, alone or in connection with other circumstances, as gross negligence, wantonness, recklessness, or the like, under automobile guest statute, 6 ALR3d 769.
Legal aspects of speed bumps, 60 ALR4th 1249.