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GA HB1174
Bill
Status
Passed
5/24/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jon Burns
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AI Summary
- Replaces references to the "STAA system" with "National Highway System (NHS)" throughout Georgia's oversize/overweight vehicle regulations and updates vehicle length limits, including increasing saddlemount combination maximum length from 75 feet to 97 feet
- Establishes a driver training and certification program for oversize/overweight load escort vehicle drivers, to be implemented by July 1, 2010, with enforcement beginning January 1, 2011
- Sets minimum insurance requirements for permit holders: $50,000 bodily injury and $50,000 property damage for vehicles at or under 10,000 lbs gross weight; $300,000/$1 million bodily injury and $1 million property damage for commercial carriers over 10,000 lbs
- Defines "pedestrian hybrid beacon" in state law and specifies that drivers are not required to stop at intersections with such beacons when operating in unactivated dark mode
- Makes speed detection device evidence inadmissible in areas with variable speed limits (as defined in Code Section 40-6-182), similar to existing protections near speed limit reductions, and sets an effective date of July 1, 2010
Legislative Description
Public roads; regulate oversize and overweight loads; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2010
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/26/2010
Transportation2/16/2010
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