05 LC 18
3818
House
Bill 141
By:
Representatives Amerson of the
9th,
Williams of the
4th,
Loudermilk of the
14th,
Dickson of the
6th,
Hatfield of the
177th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 2 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to motorcycles, so as to provide for certain traffic
regulations relating to motorcycles; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
2 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to motorcycles, is amended by adding a new Code Section
40-6-312.1 to read as follows:
"40-6-312.1.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary, the driver of a motorcycle
approaching an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal utilizing a
vehicle detection device that is inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle
shall come to a full and complete stop at the intersection and, after waiting
for a reasonable period of time for such traffic-control signal to detect such
motorcycle, may proceed with due caution when it is safe to do
so."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.