2025 Georgia Codes – Page 377

(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped and when required under this article shall be equipped with the fol-
lowing signal lights or devices:
(1) A brake light on the rear which shall emit a red light and which shall be actuated upon application of the
service (foot) brake and which may but need not be incorporated with a taillight; and
(2) A light or lights or mechanical signal device capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to
the right or to the left and which shall be visible from both the front and the rear.
(b) Every brake light shall be plainly visible and understandable from a distance of 300 feet to the rear both
during normal sunlight and at nighttime, and every signal light or lights indicating intention to turn shall be
visible and understandable during daytime and nighttime from a distance of 300 feet from both the front and
the rear. When a vehicle is equipped with a brake light or other signal lights, such light or lights shall at all
times be maintained in good working condition. No brake light or signal light shall project a glaring or daz-
zling light.
(c) All mechanical signal devices shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times mentioned in Code Sec-
tion 40-8-20.
(d) All lenses on brake lights and signal devices shall be maintained in good repair and shall meet manufac-
turers’ specifications.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, whenever the load upon any vehicle extends
to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme
rear end of the load, at the times specified in Code Section 40-8-20, a red light plainly visible from a distance
of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light required under this Code section shall be in addition
to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme
rear end of such load a flag or flags as described in subsection (c) of this Code section not less than 18 inches
square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.
(b) Any motor vehicle or trailer transporting a load of logs, long pulpwood, poles, or posts which extend
more than four feet beyond the rear of the body or bed of such vehicle shall have securely affixed as close
as practical to the end of any such projection one amber strobe type lamp equipped with a multidirectional
type lens so mounted as to be visible from the rear and both sides of the projecting load. If the mounting of
one strobe lamp cannot be accomplished so that it is visible from the rear and both sides of the projecting
load, multiple strobe lights shall be utilized so as to meet the visibility requirements of this subsection. The
strobe lamp shall flash at a rate of at least 60 flashes per minute and shall be plainly visible from a distance
of at least 500 feet to the rear and sides of the projecting load any time of the day or night. The lamp shall
be operating at any time of the day or night when the vehicle is operated on any highway or parked on the
shoulder or immediately adjacent to the traveled portion of any public roadway. The projecting load shall
also be marked with a flag or flags as described in subsection (c) of this Code section. An emergency light
permit as provided for in Code Section 40-8-92 is not required on a vehicle utilizing an amber strobe light to
comply with the provisions of this Code section.
(b.1) In lieu of the strobe type lamp or lamps provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section, any motor
vehicle or trailer transporting a load of logs, long pulpwood, poles, or posts which extend more than four
feet beyond the rear of the body or bed of such vehicle shall have securely affixed as close as practical to
the end of any such projection, one light-emitting diode (LED) light equipped with a multidirectional type
lens, mounted so as to be visible from the rear and from both sides of the projecting load. If the mounting
of one light-emitting diode (LED) light cannot be accomplished so that it is visible from the rear and from
both sides of the projecting load, multiple light-emitting diode (LED) lights shall be utilized so as to meet
the visibility requirements of this subsection. The light-emitting diode (LED) light or lights shall be amber
in color, shall flash at a rate of at least 60 flashes per minute, and shall be plainly visible from a distance of at
least 500 feet from the rear and sides at a radius of 180 degrees of the projecting load at any time of the day
or night. Any light-emitting diode (LED) light shall be constructed of durable, weather resistant material and
may be powered by the vehicle’s electrical system or by an independent battery system, or both. If the light-
emitting diode (LED) light is powered by an independent battery system, the driver of the vehicle shall have
in his or her immediate possession charged, spare batteries for use in case of battery failure. Any solid state
light-emitting diode (LED) lighting that consists of multiple light-emitting diode (LED) lights shall not have
less than 85 percent of the light-emitting diode (LED) lights in operable condition. The lights shall remain
in operation at any time of the day or night when the vehicle is operated on any highway or parked on the
shoulder or immediately adjacent to the traveled portion of any public roadway. The projecting load shall
also be marked with a flag or flags as described in subsection (c) of this Code section. An emergency light
permit as provided for in Code Section 40-8-92 is not required on a vehicle utilizing a light-emitting diode
(LED) light to comply with the provisions of this Code section.
(c) The flag or flags as required by subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be of a bright red or orange
fluorescent color not less than 18 inches square which is clearly visible and shall be displayed in such a
manner that the entire area of the flag is visible from the rear of the vehicle. There shall be a single flag at
the extreme rear of the projecting load if the projecting load is two feet wide or less. Two such warning flags
shall be required if the projecting load is wider than two feet. Flags shall be located to indicate the maximum
width of loads which extend beyond the rear of the vehicle.