Georgia § 40-6-311 - Manner of riding motorcycle generally.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-6-311 — Manner of riding motorcycle generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-311. Manner of riding motorcycle generally.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto; and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator. A person shall ride upon a motorcycle equipped with handlebars for directional control only by sitting astride the seat, facing forward, and with one leg on either side of the motorcycle. No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him from keeping both hands on the handlebars. No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator. No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless he shall wear some type of footwear in addition to or other than socks. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 95; Ga. L. 1962, p. 716, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 732, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 475, § 1; Code 1933, § 68A-1302, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 2017, p. 184, § 6A/HB 136.) The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (b), inserted "equipped with handlebars for directional control", substituted "by" for "while", and inserted "and".
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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