Section 5: Traffic Laws

This Section Covers

  • Laws Governing Right-of-Way
  • Georgia's Move-Over Law
  • Passing
    • How to Pass on a Two-Lane Road
    • Passing is Prohibited on Two-Lane Roads
    • Passing is Permitted When
    • Passing On The Right
    • When Someone Passes You
    • Passing Stopped Cars
    • Passing Bicyclists
    • Passing Motorcyclists
    • Weaving
  • Turn Signals and Making Turns Safely
    • Illegal Signals
    • How To Make A Right Turn
    • How To Make A Left Turn
    • Watching for Pedestrians When Making Turns
    • U-Turns
    • Making Turns on Multi-Lane Highways
  • Stopping, Standing, and Parking
  • Steps to Parallel Parking
  • Backing Up
  • Traveling Speed
    • Super Speeder
    • Speed Limits
    • Driving Too Slowly
  • Railroad Crossings
  • Highway Work Zones
    • Reduce Your Speed
    • Obey the Signs
    • Obey Flaggers
    • Yield to Amber Lights in Work Zones
    • Adjust Your Lane Position
    • Yield to Mobile Work Vehicles
    • Work Zone Driving Tips
  • Other Laws
    • Controlled-Access Roadways
    • Coasting
    • Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
    • Reckless Driving
    • Racing
    • Aggressive Driving
    • Drag Racing/Reckless Stunt Driving
    • Trucks and Vehicles Pulling Trailers
    • Riding in Trailers
    • Median Strip
    • Impaired Hearing and Vision
    • Obstructing the Driver's View
    • Opening Vehicle Doors
    • One Way Streets
    • Stopping
    • Use Headlights Properly
    • Night Driving
    • Georgia's Litter Control Law
    • Safety Belts
    • Safety Restraints for Children
    • Distracted Driving/Following Emergency Vehicles
    • Texting/Cell Phones/Passing Mail Carriers

3 Most Basic Traffic Laws

The three most basic traffic laws require drivers to:

  1. Obey traffic control devices (lights and signs);
  2. Obey the traffic directions of a law enforcement officer or firefighter, even if it goes against what the traffic control devices tell you to do;
  3. Never drive on a roadway that has been closed for construction, for the purpose of a special event, or for any other official reason.

Traffic laws are necessary to prevent crashes by defining the orderly movement of vehicles, pedestrians, and other users of public highways. Remember, traffic laws exist for your safety; failure to obey them can result in crashes that may seriously injure or kill you or others. To obey the laws, you must first know and understand them.