2025 Georgia Codes – Page 286

40-6-53

Highway - Buses and motorcoaches

Lane usage - Buses, etc. in left lane

40-6-53.1

CDL - Commercial vehicle restricted highway

Commercial motor vehicle restricted highway

Added 2024
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term “commercial motor vehicle restricted highway” means the
portion of a highway designated by the Department of Transportation as a scenic highway that spans
more than one county and that has upon it installed by such department fixed gates in order to prohibit
the entrance and operation of motor vehicles upon such highway during hazardous weather conditions.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle equipped with more than six wheels on a commercial motor
vehicle restricted highway that has been properly marked pursuant to subsection (c) of this Code section.
(c) The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices at the
entrance of and upon any commercial motor vehicle restricted highway giving notice of the prohibition
provided for by this Code section.
(d) Any person that violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $250.00.