LC 34 1946

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 40-6-96 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pedestrians walking on or along a roadway, so as to provide definitions; to clarify legal activities of pedestrians; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 40-6-96 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pedestrians walking on or along a roadway, is revised as follows:

"40-6-96.

(a) As used in this Code section, 'pedestrian' means any person afoot and shall include, without limitation, a person who is standing, walking, jogging, running, or otherwise on foot.

(b) Where a sidewalk is provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk stand or stride along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(b)(c) Where a sidewalk is not provided but a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking standing or striding along and upon a highway shall walk stand or stride only on the shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.

(c)(d) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking standing or striding along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-lane roadway, shall stand or walk only on the left side of the roadway.

(d)(e) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(e)(f) No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach thereto beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier after a bridge operation signal indication has been given.

(f)(g) No pedestrian shall pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2009.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.