Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD · Article 5. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS

40-6-99. Pedestrians to yield to authorized emergency vehicles.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of an audible signal meeting the requirements of Code Section 40-8-94, and visual and audible signals meeting the requirements of Code Section 40-6-6 or a vehicle belonging to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency making use of visual and audible signals meeting the requirements of Code Section 40-6-6, every pedestrian shall yield the right of way to the authorized emergency vehicle or law enforcement vehicle.#
(b)
This Code section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway nor from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1933, § 68A-510, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-101; Code 1981, § 40-6-99, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.

Limitation of liability of persons rendering emergency care, §§ 31-11-8, 51-1-29, 51-1-30, and 51-1-30.1.

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Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, page 116; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 82c1b132c971.