Bailey v. Bartee

I do not agree with the statement in Corley v. Harris, 171 Ga. *466App. 688, 689 (3) (320 SE2d 833) (1984), limiting the applicability of OCGA § 40-6-71, insofar as intersections are concerned, only to those unregulated by a traffic light.

By giving charge OCGA § 40-6-21 (a) (1) (A) verbatim, the court instructed the jury that traffic turning right or left on a green signal “shall yield the right of way to other vehicles.” The court also charged, substantially verbatim, subsections (2) (A) and (3) (A) to describe the meaning of a steady circular yellow signal and a steady circular red signal.

Neithe…