Georgia § 40-6-75 - Highway construction and maintenance personnel and vehicles.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-6-75 — Highway construction and maintenance personnel and vehicles., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-75. Highway construction and maintenance personnel and vehicles.
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in work upon a highway within any highway construction or maintenance area indicated by official traffic-control devices. The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to an authorized vehicle actually engaged in work upon a highway whenever such vehicle displays flashing or revolving amber lights and has a permit to use such amber lights. (Code 1933, § 68A-406, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-6-75 ("Highway construction and maintenance personnel and vehicles.") 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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