2025 Georgia Codes – Page 347

(a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as
to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated
two abreast in a single lane.
(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being
overtaken.
(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehi-
cles.
(d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(e) A person operating a motorcycle shall at all times keep his headlights and taillights illuminated.
(f) Subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their
official duties.

No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.

(a) Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with foot-
rests for such passenger.
(b) No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars more than 25 inches in height above that portion
of the seat occupied by the operator or with a backrest more commonly known as a sissy bar that is designed
in such a way as to create a sharp point at its apex.