A pavement-edge drop-off that catches a tire and throws a rider can support a Georgia claim, though these "edge trap" cases hinge on who controlled the surface and whether they...
Shipping paperwork tells the story of a haul that the people involved may not. A bill of lading and the trip records tied to it can pin down what the...
For the purpose of reducing damages, the absence of a helmet generally bears only on injuries a helmet could have affected, which in practice means head and brain injuries. A...
When a vehicle reversing out of a driveway or parking space strikes someone, whether another car or a person on foot, the backing driver usually holds the fault. Georgia places...
Every Georgia driver owes pedestrians a baseline duty of care that exists independently of any right-of-way rule. Even where a pedestrian lacks the right of way, a driver must still...
A school crossing guard who is authorized to control traffic gives orders that drivers in Georgia are legally bound to follow. When such a guard raises a hand-held stop sign...
Yes. On the narrow, two-lane roads where this question usually comes up, crossing the centerline is often the only way to give a cyclist three feet, and Georgia's 2021 update...
Yes. Georgia law grants a motorcyclist the right to the full use of a traffic lane. A motorcycle is not required to hug the edge of a lane or share...
Yes, a rider can sometimes sue over a pothole or road defect, but the right to sue a government runs through a procedural gauntlet that does not exist in an...
Georgia requires a front light on a bicycle ridden at night and a rear light or an approved reflector at the back. The law focuses on making the bike visible...