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03 LC 28 0916
House Bill 219
By: Representatives Hill of the 81st, Fludd of the 48th, Post 4, Lucas of the 105th, Buckner of the 82nd, Bridges of the 7th, and others
By: Representatives Hill of the 81st, Fludd of the 48th, Post 4, Lucas of the 105th, Buckner of the 82nd, Bridges of the 7th, and others
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 40_6_181 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to maximum speed limits, so as to provide that the
maximum speed limit for properly marked school zones shall be 25 miles per hour;
to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Code Section 40_6_181 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to maximum speed limits, is amended by striking subsection
(b) and inserting a new subsection (b) to read as
follows:
"(b) Consistent with the provision of engineering and traffic investigations regarding maximum speed limits as provided in Code Section 40_6_182, no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits:
(1) Thirty miles per hour in any urban or residential district;
(1.1)(2)
Thirty_five miles per hour on an unpaved county road unless designated otherwise
by appropriate signs;
(3) Twenty-five miles per hour in properly marked school zones one hour before and one hour after the normal hours of school operation;
(2)(4) Seventy
miles per hour on a highway on the federal interstate system and on physically
divided highways with full control of access which are outside of an urbanized
area of 50,000 population or more, provided that such speed limit is designated
by appropriate signs;
(3)(5)
Sixty_five miles per hour on a highway on the federal interstate system which is
inside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more, provided that such
speed limit is designated by appropriate signs;
"(b) Consistent with the provision of engineering and traffic investigations regarding maximum speed limits as provided in Code Section 40_6_182, no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits:
(1) Thirty miles per hour in any urban or residential district;
(3) Twenty-five miles per hour in properly marked school zones one hour before and one hour after the normal hours of school operation;
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.