Do you have to drive with headlights on during the day in Georgia?
When daytime low beams are required and when they are not.
Short answer
In Georgia, daytime low beams are required only in cases named by law, such as organized convoys, groups of children being carried, oversized loads, towing and motorcycles. After dark and in poor visibility, all drivers must use lights. Article 49 of the Law on Road Traffic sets these rules.
Why
- Article 49(1) of the Law on Road Traffic requires low or high beams and rear lights on moving vehicles in the dark and in conditions of insufficient visibility.
- In daylight, lights are mandatory in the cases listed in Article 49(8): an organized convoy, a group of children carried in a bus or truck, oversized, heavy and dangerous-goods vehicles, towing vehicles, and route vehicles on dedicated lanes.
- A motorcycle must have at least one low beam on in daylight (Article 49(7)).
Details
The law distinguishes between darkness and daylight. In the dark and in insufficient visibility, a moving vehicle must have low or high beams and rear lights on. Article 49 contains no general rule to drive with headlights on all day: in daylight lights are needed in the cases listed in paragraph 8, and for motorcycles.
If you drive on mountain roads where fog is common, see how the Georgian Military Road works. For longer trips in a rented car, our page on car rental in Georgia may help.
Tip
In fog, heavy rain or on a mountain pass, switch on your low beams: Article 49(1) requires lights in insufficient visibility at any time of day.
What may differ
The Law on Road Traffic has been amended several times, and the latest consolidated version on matsne.gov.ge is dated 25 June 2026. Conditions for convoys, carrying children and route vehicles are described separately in paragraph 8, so check the full text.
Common misconception
In Georgia you must keep your low beams on all day.
What actually happens
Article 49 has no all-day rule. In daylight lights are required only in the cases of paragraph 8 and for motorcycles, while in the dark and in poor visibility everyone needs them.
People also ask
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Sources
This answer is for reference and does not replace legal advice. Check the text of the law on matsne.gov.ge before you travel.
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