A cyclist riding straight through a Georgia intersection generally holds the same right of way a car would in that position. Georgia treats a bicycle on the roadway as a...
A cyclist in Georgia carries essentially the same traffic obligations as a motorist, because the law that grants riders vehicle-like rights also binds them to the rules of the road....
Responsibility for a parking-lot pedestrian crash in Georgia usually falls on the driver who struck the person, though more than one party can share the blame depending on how the...
A defendant may try to raise the absence of a helmet, because Georgia requires motorcyclists to wear approved headgear and ties damages to comparative fault. Whether that argument actually shrinks...
A business sitting beside a broken public sidewalk in Georgia is not automatically on the hook for it. As a general rule, the duty to maintain a public sidewalk rests...
When a pedestrian is between two adjacent intersections that both have traffic signals, Georgia law does require crossing within a marked crosswalk rather than cutting across mid-block. The presence of...
A defense team may try to cast a rider as a reckless thrill-seeker, hoping a jury's assumptions fill the gap where evidence is thin. Georgia's rules of evidence limit how...
Moving to the center of a travel lane is lawful for a Georgia cyclist in several defined situations, and "taking the lane" is often the safer choice rather than a...
Countering prejudice against riders is mostly about controlling the frame: surfacing bias before it takes hold, anchoring the case to documented conduct, and keeping a jury focused on the other...
An oncoming motorcycle generally has the right of way over a car making a left turn in Georgia. The law treats the motorcycle as it would any vehicle approaching from...