The Passenger's General Duties
A passenger must board and alight from a vehicle only after it has come to a complete stop, from the side of the pavement or the shoulder and, where that is impossible, from the side of the roadway, on condition that this does not obstruct other participants. A passenger is prohibited from opening the door of a moving vehicle.
A passenger is likewise prohibited from: diverting the driver's attention to something else while the vehicle is moving; interfering with the driver's control of the vehicle; when riding in a flatbed lorry with side boards, sitting on the load or on the board or placing cargo on it; and committing other unlawful acts defined by Georgian legislation. These requirements are also a guarantee of the passenger's own safety.
Pedestrians and the Driver's Conduct
Except in the cases provided for by law, a pedestrian must not use the roadway for movement. When moving on the roadway the pedestrian must exercise maximum caution and must not, without justification, impede or complicate the movement of vehicles. For his part, the driver, when moving on the road, must not perform any action that creates danger for pedestrians — this is the general, overarching requirement that stands before all other rules relating to pedestrians.
Additional Requirements for Child Safety
A driver must be aware that a child's level of development does not allow the child to analyse the conditions of road traffic perfectly. On seeing a child on or near the road, or a standing bus bearing the identification sign "Carriage of children", the driver must exercise particular caution and move at a speed that will avert danger and, if necessary, allow the vehicle to be stopped without sharp braking.
Children may be carried in a vehicle only in a seated position, in structurally designated seats — carrying children standing is prohibited. A bus carrying a group of children must bear the identification sign "Carriage of children"; when the bus stops, the driver must switch on the hazard warning lights, while the accompanying adults are obliged to ensure the children's boarding and alighting from the bus and their safe crossing of the roadway.
Children may be moved as a group only on the pavement or pedestrian path and, where these are absent, on the shoulder. On an unlit road of a populated area and on the road of an unpopulated area a group of children may be moved only in the daylight hours of the day. On a two-way road the group of children must move along the shoulder on the side opposite to the direction of movement. The group must be led by an adult guide, must be divided into rows of no more than two children per row, and the guide must ensure the children's safe movement. It is advisable for the guide to wear a reflective safety vest when moving along the road, and at the guide's signal the driver is obliged to give way to the children crossing the roadway.