Georgia § 40-6-144 - Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; driving upon a sidewalk prohibited.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-6-144 — Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; driving upon a sidewalk prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-144. Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; driving upon a sidewalk prohibited.
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway within a business or residential district shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across such alley, building entrance, road, or driveway or, in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon. The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk. Except as provided by resolution or ordinance of a local government for sidewalks within the jurisdiction of such local government authorizing the operation of bicycles on sidewalks by persons 12 years of age or younger, no person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized driveway. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 88; Code 1933, §§ 68A-509, 68A-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 65, § 7/SB 196.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-6-144 ("Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; driving upon a sidewalk prohibited.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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