You could get a ticket for going the speed limit
The idea behind the law is drivers going slower than the speed of traffic could create risk and impede the flow of traffic. Other states have enacted similar laws to help ease traffic congestion issues.
Move over for emergency vehicles and garbage trucks
In most states, it’s just a courtesy rule to move a lane over on a highway if there is an emergency vehicle on the side of the road. But in Georgia it’s actually a law and extends to utility trucks.
The law in Georgia says that motorists traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder must move over one lane when emergency vehicles or utility vehicles are stopped on the side and operating in an official capacity.
Vehicles that fall under this category include all first responders (law enforcement, fire, EMS), utility vehicles, DOT vehicles, HERO Units and wreckers tending to an accident.
If traffic is too heavy to move over, the law says vehicles must slow down 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit and be prepared to stop.
In Georgia, drivers must treat bicycles as if they are motor vehicles.
This also means that bicycles must follow all the laws that motor vehicles do—including stopping at red lights and driving on the correct side of the road.
You can drive without shoes, but not with headphones
However, it_ is _illegal in Georgia to drive with headphones in both of your ears. Technically you can wear one in one ear, but it’s probably best for safety purposes to not wear headphones at all while driving—plus, you should probably just wear your shoes anyway, too.
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