Updated GA driver laws - EFFECTIVE 7/1/07

[B18c1Turboed]

N/M
I recived these laws from a good source, but they turned out to be FALSE!!!
Becasue we cant find them in the law book of GA!

[Shawna]

yay to # 9

[Jecht]

9. As of 7-01-07 cell phone use must be "hands free" while driving. Ticket is $285.00.

Great. This means I need a newer phone. :(

I don't usually use my phone while driving but I don't have any "hands free" options in case I do need to use it.

[Spectic Tank]

do you have a source?

[Hulud]

sounds good, but do you have a link?

[B18c1Turboed]

do you have a source?

Sorry, i get emails thru the insurance commisioner office, thats my source!! Im sure if you look up the laws in ga you can find a updated version online.

[Spectic Tank]

Sorry, i get emails thru the insurance commisioner office, thats my source!! Im sure if you look up the laws in ga you can find a updated version online.

I have been searching and haven't found anything to back this up.

Someone post a link if they find it.

[mocha latte cupcake]

yay #8! finally maybe people will learn to not drink and drive,

[JennB]

These look a whole lot like some new laws I saw for CA, not GA. Must research. I think this would have been on the news if true.

(Though I really, really wish it was. I would LOVE to see #9, #1 and #4 for that dumb bitch this morning)



Edit... well that was easy. These aren't new laws anywhere according to Snopes http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/california.asp

[cactusEG]

damn, their cracking down

[Hulud]

ive searched http://www.lexis-nexis.com/

and i cant find anything about these new laws

http://www.lexis-nexis.com/ is the site that they send you to if you go through georgia.gov for their laws

[Slow Motion]

I need a source cuz wtf is up with 3 miles over the speed limit. WTF

[Leisa]

I need a source cuz wtf is up with 3 miles over the speed limit. WTF

thats what Im saying... I easily go 20 over in the morning

[Psycho]

These two have always been this way:

7. Speeders can only go 3 miles above the speed limit.

8. DUI = JAIL! (Stays on driving record for 10 years)

[Psycho]

Oh a DUI will dissapear from your driving record now? sweet

[B18c1Turboed]

Damm that link JennB posted looks the same, im not sure where john Oxideine got the laws from then.But we get a newsletter and they where posted on there, i might write them and ask.

[ironchef]

These two have always been this way:

7. Speeders can only go 3 miles above the speed limit.

8. DUI = JAIL! (Stays on driving record for 10 years)I thought #7, used to be 9 miles over?

[Psycho]

thats what Im saying... I easily go 20 over in the morning
Cops have always been able to ticket you for going 3-5 mph over, but none of them will waste their time. There is still going to be a 10mph leaniancy policy on public roads. The city council doesn't want to have to deal with all the bitching that would ensue if every one got a ticket when they went slightly over the speed limit.

[PhAtBoYMr2]

Holy shit i am going to get a fuck load of tickets when i get my car out.

[Psycho]

ive searched http://www.lexis-nexis.com/

and i cant find anything about these new laws

http://www.lexis-nexis.com/ is the site that they send you to if you go through georgia.gov for their laws
You should have thrown meat spin in one of those links.

[Spectic Tank]

ive searched http://www.lexis-nexis.com/

and i cant find anything about these new laws

http://www.lexis-nexis.com/ is the site that they send you to if you go through georgia.gov for their laws

I spent some time searching that site as well, with similar results.

[devinwebb907]

well i guess ill be getting many speeding tickets and cell phone tickets

[B18c-rex]

Allright kinda pissed about the car pool lane one . If you are in the hov lane then use it the right way by going faster not slower . Guilty of using it on numerous occasion to pass people . Remember folks slower traffic keep right for fuck sake not the far left :2up: !!!

[JennB]

Please read my post on the first page.

[Leisa]

this is from the Governers office



EMAIL TRAFFIC SPAM HOAX WARNING FROM GEORGIA STATE PATROL AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

July 11, 2007
4:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time


An e-mail has begun making its rounds across the country listing several traffic laws that supposedly took effect in Georgia on July 1, 2007, including carpool lanes, incorrect lane changes, driving on the shoulder, and DUI. The e-mail also lists fines for the violations.



The opening paragraph of the e-mail is:



Please be aware of the following new driving laws that the police will be ticketing drivers for. Most will not issue warnings for these offenses.



1. Misuse of the carpool....



The e-mail is false and is being adapted for various states as it is passed along, most recently listing Georgia.



Please be aware that this is false information and no such changes have occurred in Georgia. Information on this e-mail is listed at the following internet site:



http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/california.asp



A summary of new and updated laws for Georgia is posted at:



http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/07sumdocnet.htm

[ShooterMcGavin]

someone at my office showed me today, glad it's false :goodjob:

[MachNU]

well since its fake!