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.
Special Rules for Pedestrian and Residential Zones
In a residential zone marked with the corresponding sign a pedestrian may move along the entire width of the road, and children's play is permitted. The driver must move at a speed of no more than 20 km/h, must not endanger the pedestrian or restrict their movement and, if necessary, must stop the vehicle; the pedestrian, for their part, must not unjustifiably impede the movement of transport. When leaving the residential zone the driver gives way to other participants at the crossing, and the stopping of a mechanical vehicle is prohibited outside specially designated and signposted or marked places.
The Rules of Carrying Passengers
It is prohibited to carry passengers in such a number or manner as interferes with the control of the vehicle or restricts the driver's field of view. Passengers may be carried on the flatbed of a flatbed lorry if it meets the requirements established by legislation; the person carrying them must meet the corresponding driver requirements established by law — one set of requirements applies where the number of passengers does not exceed 8 besides the driver, and another where it exceeds 8. For the carriage of passengers in the bed of a Defence Ministry lorry by a serviceman, an order of the Minister of Internal Affairs may also provide for conditions differing from these.
The number of passengers carried must not exceed the number of places equipped for seating. Before the journey begins, the driver of the lorry is obliged to instruct the passengers on the rules of boarding and placement in the bed, and must start moving only when satisfied that every condition for safe carriage is met. Riding in an unequipped bed is allowed only for a person accompanying or receiving the cargo, provided the lorry has a seat located below the level of the side boards.
When a group of children is carried by bus or by a van-type lorry, the group must be accompanied by an adult guide, and when carried in the equipped flatbed of a lorry — by at least two such persons. The identification sign "Carriage of children" must be fixed on the front and rear of the vehicle. The driver must allow passengers to board and alight only after the vehicle has fully stopped, must start moving only when the door is closed and must not open it before the full stop.
A flatbed lorry used for carrying passengers must be equipped with seats located 0.3–0.5 metres above the floor and no less than 0.3 metres below the top edge of the board; when a group of children is carried, the height of the boards from the floor must be no less than 0.8 metres, and the seats located along the rear or side boards must have solid backrests. It is prohibited to carry passengers outside the saloon or cabin (except in the bed of a van-type or flatbed lorry), outside the cabin of a tractor or other self-propelled machine, on a lorry with a trailer, on a trailer-dacha, in the bed of a cargo motorcycle and outside the seats provided by the motorcycle's construction. It is also prohibited to carry passengers where their number exceeds that provided for by the technical specification (children under 12 not counted), or where the actual mass of the vehicle exceeds its maximum permitted mass.
Carriage During Excursions
When passengers are carried during an excursion organized by a preschool or general education institution, the additional requirements established by the law for this case must also be observed; their detailed content is determined by the remaining provisions of that norm, so when planning an excursion a full acquaintance with these requirements is essential.