2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8)
Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397)
Article 13 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES (§§ 40-6-290 — 40-6-369.1)
Part 2A - ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES (§§ 40-6-320 — 40-6-329.2)
Section 40-6-322 - Speed of travel restricted

• (a)No person shall operate an electric personal assistive mobility device at a speed greater than seven miles per hour when traveling on any sidewalk or 15 miles per hour elsewhere; provided, however, that a county or municipal governing authority or the commissioner of transportation may further restrict the speed of such devices in locations where pedestrian traffic is congested and there is a significant speed differential between pedestrians and operators of such devices.

• (b) Operation of a personal delivery device shall be limited to:
  • (1) A speed of no greater than 20 miles per hour when upon a bicycle lane, shoulder, or roadway;
  • (2) A speed of no greater than four miles per hour when upon a sidewalk or within a shared use path or safety zone; and
  • (3) A speed of no less than 3.5 feet per second and no more than four miles per hour when within a crosswalk.

Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 814,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.

Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 56, § 4, eff. 5/29/2003.