Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-5 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Subject 391-5-1 - STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES SYSTEM › Rule 391-5-1-.05 - Safety and General Conditions of Use

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1)
Vehicles.
(a) Traffic Control. Site managers and
				associates are authorized to direct traffic in sites. All persons shall comply
				with lawful orders, signals, and direction of such site managers and
				associates. All persons shall observe and comply with posted traffic control
				devices and signs.
(b) Motor
				Vehicles. Motor vehicles are restricted to site roads, through roads, and
				parking areas. The operation of motor vehicles within a site after normal
				operating hours is limited to division associates and registered overnight
				guests, except in an emergency.
(c)
				Bicycles.
1. Bicycles shall be ridden on
				designated bicycle trails or roads only. They may be pushed by hand over open
				spaces, such as lawns or beaches, or paved areas reserved for pedestrian use.
				Bicycles shall be neither ridden or pushed along designated nature trails or
				footpaths.
2. Where provided,
				bicycle racks must be used for parking bicycles. Bicycles shall not be chained
				and locked to trees or site structures or placed so as to obstruct pedestrian
				or vehicular movement.
(d) Obstructing Traffic. No person shall
				cause or permit any vehicle to obstruct traffic by unnecessary stopping. In the
				event of mechanical difficulties, the driver shall report the occurrence at
				once to site associates and make arrangements for the expeditious removal of
				the vehicle. No vehicle shall be left standing or parked on any site road at
				night without lights visible for at least two hundred feet (200') from both
				front and rear of the vehicle.
(e)
				Trucks. No trucks or other vehicles commonly used for carrying freight,
				merchandise or goods for sale, unless traversing the site on a through highway,
				shall operate on site roads without obtaining written permission from the site
				manager, except when such vehicles are used in connection with delivery of
				supplies, site work, activities, or concessions, or are used for transporting
				persons to a site for recreational purposes and not for compensation.
(f) Towing Other Vehicles. No person shall
				operate or park within any site, a vehicle in tow of another vehicle, except
				boat, camping or travel trailers or recreational vehicles towing auxiliary
				automobiles.
(g) Parking.
1. Parking vehicles at any place with in a
				site, including upon the right of way of any county, state, or federal highway
				which traverses the site, is prohibited except in designated parking areas in
				accordance with markings and signs and any instructions given by site
				associates. Double parking or obstructing traffic is prohibited.
2. No person shall park a motor vehicle in
				any site without a parking pass except as set forth in Rule
				391-5-1-.03(3).
(h) Exemptions. This subparagraph
				shall not be applicable to vehicles engaged in official business of the
				department or law enforcement agencies or used in emergency rescue in
				accordance with the directions of the site manager.