Georgia driving lesson · Work Zones and Other Traffic Laws
Controlled-access roads and other rules
A 3-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Georgia has many smaller rules about how you use roads and vehicles: where you can get on a highway, how you load passengers and cargo, what you can wear, and when you may open a door. Each one can show up on the test.
Know the rule
You may enter or leave a controlled-access roadway only at authorized entrances and exits. Certain vehicles may be banned where signs say so, and backing up is prohibited.
Tolled lanes such as the I-85 Express Lanes and reversible I-75 Express Lanes require a registered Peach Pass transponder. Owners who enter without an active Peach Pass get a violation notice by mail.
Outside business or residential districts, trucks and vehicles pulling trailers must leave enough room for an overtaking vehicle to pull in safely. This bans "caravanning."
Don't drive a vehicle loaded with passengers or freight so that it blocks your view or interferes with its operation. Passengers may not ride where they interfere with your view or control.
You parked on a busy street and want to get out on the driver's side. Check your mirror for cars and bicyclists first, and open the door only when it won't interfere with passing traffic.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Which of the following is unlawful under Georgia's impaired hearing and vision rule?
Wearing prescription sunglasses
Wearing headphones that block hearing
Wearing hearing aids that are properly fitted
Using a phone in a mounted holder
Answer: Wearing headphones that block hearing
It is unlawful to operate a vehicle while wearing a headphone, headset, or device that impairs your ability to hear.